Pat Toomey, U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania, talks about legislation in the crypto industry, how to determine if something is a security, the future of CBDCs, and much more. Show highlights:[…]
Tag: Proof of Stake
Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? – Ep. 390
Andrew Hinkes, partner at K&L Gates and adjunct professor at NYU, and Martin Köppelmann, cofounder of Gnosis, talk about the sanctions on Tornado Cash, how they will impact Ethereum on[…]
Why Ethereum’s Merge Was Delayed and Why It Won’t Reduce Gas Fees Much
Tim Beiko, the Ethereum Foundation coordinator for core developers, discusses his recent estimation that Ethereum’s merge, where the network transitions from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake, will be delayed until the second[…]
Is ETH on Its Way to Becoming Ultra-Sound Money? Yes, Says Justin Drake
Ethereum just went through its most complex upgrade ever. Justin Drake, researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, discusses what the upgrade, aka the London hard fork, means for ether’s future as[…]
Can Gavin Wood’s Polkadot ‘Make Blockchain Great Again’?
Gavin Wood, founder of Polkadot, Kusama, and Parity, discusses what he calls the “meta-protocol,” Polkadot. In this episode, he talks about: his vision for Polkadot and the problems he set[…]
Ethereum 2.0: What You Need to Know
Ryan Watkins and Wilson Withiam, senior research analysts at Messari, explain the nuts and bolts of Ethereum 2.0, including how it will transform ETH as an asset and why they[…]
Can Solana Seize Marketshare From Ethereum With Serum?
Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of FTX and Alameda Research, and Anatoly Yakovenko, the co-founder and CEO of Solana Labs, discuss the Project Serum ecosystem that they are building on the[…]
Andreas Antonopoulos on Why the ETH Supply Debate Is ‘Silly’
Andreas Antonopoulos, speaker, educator and author of “Mastering Bitcoin” and “Mastering Ethereum,” dives into the ETH supply debate that raged over the last week. In this episode, he talks about:[…]
Vitalik Buterin on Ethereum’s Five-Year Anniversary
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, shares his thoughts on the five-year anniversary of Ethereum, challenges with ETH 2.0 and criticisms about DeFi. We discuss: his thoughts and feelings ahead of[…]