The Future of Ethereum | Barnabé Monnot, Co-Lead of Research at the Ethereum Foundation

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The Canonical Pod

Brad Bachu and Fahad Saleh

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2 days ago

The Canonical Pod is a podcast that analyzes contemporary events in cryptoeconomics with a rigorous research angle. Each episode features a guest with insight on a recent crypto development. We discuss the implications of each development as understood by the most recent research. Our first season of guests include Ethereum Foundation Research Co-Head Barnabé Monnot, leading Crypto-lawyer Lewis Cohen and Circle Chief Economist Gordon Liao. The Canonical Pod is co-hosted by finance professor Fahad Saleh and Uniswap Labs Senior Research Scientist Brad Bachu.

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The Future of Ethereum | Barnabé Monnot, Co-Lead of Research at the Ethereum Foundation

The Canonical Pod

1 hour 10 minutes 45 seconds

2 months ago

The Future of Ethereum | Barnabé Monnot, Co-Lead of Research at the Ethereum Foundation

Summary

In this episode, Brad Bachu and Fahad Saleh discuss the recent developments in the Ethereum ecosystem with Barnabé Monnot, co-lead of research at the Ethereum Foundation. They delve into the Pectra upgrade, its implications for user experience, and the scaling roadmap for Ethereum. The conversation also covers the reorganization of the Ethereum Foundation, the importance of validator efficiency, and the upcoming Fusaka upgrade, which promises to significantly enhance blob capacity.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Ethereum Upgrades

02:56 Understanding Ethereum's Scaling Roadmap

05:44 Ethereum Foundation's Reorganization and Priorities

08:50 The Pectra Upgrade Overview

11:41 User Experience Enhancements in Pectra

14:56 Smart Contract Upgradability Explained

17:55 The Role of Smart Contracts in User Security

20:45 Evaluating Smart Contract Safety

23:44 The Future of Smart Contracts and User Intermediaries

26:37 Scaling Layer 2 with Blobs

29:27 Economic Implications of Blob Usage

36:47 Gas Fees and Market Equilibrium

37:51 Rollup Strategies and Transaction Costs

39:02 Scaling Layer 1: Insights from Petra

40:24 Gas Limit Adjustments and Network Efficiency

43:39 Gas Pricing and Resource Management

46:24 Future Scaling Expectations and ZKVM

51:08 Optimizing Resource Usage in Ethereum

53:30 Validator Consolidation and Network Dynamics

01:03:33 Fusaka and Data Availability Sampling

01:07:12 The Vision of a World Running on Ethereum