Aug 2021

1h 35m

SLP303 Ethereum’s Path to Centralisation...

About this episode

Alex B joins me on the show to talk about why Ethereum is predictably on a path to centralisation. How does Bitcoin contrast in terms of decentralisation and long term possibilities?

We chat:

MEV
Can MEV be stopped?
MEV and staking derivatives interaction
Ethereum as the Myspace
Ethereum cannot be ultra sound money
Problems with utility tokens

Alex links:

Twitter: @bergealex4
Twitter Thread: Holy **** is Ethereum broken.

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