Could things have been done uh better in terms of the uh early relationship with Bitcoin. Like I think it's uh kind of always uh a bit sad that Ethereum was not able to kind of capture more Bitcoin momentum. If for example Ethereum had been a fork of Bitcoin and then basically hey we are switching to proof of stake we're going to start with some crappier proof of stake on day one.Potentially, Ethereum could have just been the Bitcoin big blogger. ...

In 2025, Ethereum sits at a crossroads. Once the undisputed king of smart contracts, it's facing undeniable challenges on multiple fronts. Vitalik is a great guy, don't get me wrong.He's changed the entire world and uh we owe everything to him. But we need to hold people accountable because it's much larger than an individual now. This is a community.It's a movement. Ether's price stagnated for too long. Competition from faster, cheaper layer 1 blockchains has accelerated and its dependence on layer 2s has ...

What if @ethereum had been a Bitcoin fork?@VitalikButerin reflects on Ethereum’s early days and its relationship with Bitcoin: “It’s always a bit sad that Ethereum was not able to capture more Bitcoin momentum.”He even imagines an alternate history where Ethereum forked from Bitcoin, started with proof of stake on day one, and aligned more closely with the Bitcoin big-blocker camp. ...

Proof of Stake or Proof of Work? Which one is the future of #blockchain? 🔗 ...

You may not have heard from me during the Gensler era because there was no upside in speaking but every minute of every day since proof of stake I have been institutionally managing and securing the Ethereum network. Now that we have a positive regulatory tailwind, where we have acts like the Genius Act, which basically gave stable coin clarity and the largest beneficiary of the Genius Act is Ethereum because the majority of stable coins settle to Ethereum and now it's time to get loud again and it's time t ...

RT The Rollup (@therollupco)NEW EP: John Adler On Proof Of Goverance, TIA Staking, and New TokenomicsProof of stake might not be the endgame we thought it was.In today's episode, @ayyyeandy & @robbie_rollup sit down with @jadler0 of @Celestia to explore:> Why Staking "Yield" Is Actually Just Inflation Tax> How Proof of Governance Could Replace PoS Entirely> Why Validators Are Just "Cucks" in the System> Why This Makes Every Other Chain Nervous> The Real Path to Sustainable TokenomicsFull episode links below ...

Network & Token Utility - STRK is Starknet's native gas token, with plans for a burn mechanism similar to Ethereum's EIP-1559 [1] - STRK also serves as the governance token for network upgrades and community decisions [2] Decentralization & Security - Starknet is transitioning to a fully decentralized network secured by a custom Proof-of-Stake (PoS) mechanism [1] - Full decentralization of proving and sequencing is expected by H1 2026 [1] - Starknet leverages Ethereum for trustless security [3] Staking & Validation - Staking v2 is live, marking progress towards the final staking design [1] - STRK is the primary staking asset (75% STRK / 25% BTC soon) [2] - Over 12% of the STRK supply is already staked [2] - StarkWare has started staking (30 million STRK on its own validator + 75 million in delegation to external ones) [2] - The Starknet Foundation will begin staking by late August / early September through delegation [2] Sequencing - Starknet v0.14.0 (coming in a few weeks) will introduce a distributed sequencer, the first step in decentralizing sequencing [2]

Market Cap & Stablecoins - Ethereum's market cap of $300 billion secures $1 trillion in stablecoins, which raises concerns about proof of stake economics [1] - The reliance on centralized stablecoin companies to maintain the security of the "decentralized computer" is a deviation from the original whitepaper [1] Stablecoin Growth & Concentration - Tether added $20 billion on Tron this year, indicating significant stablecoin growth outside of Ethereum [1] - JPMorgan projects stablecoins to reach $500 billion by 2028, outpacing Ethereum's market cap growth [1] Regulatory & Dependency Risks - Circle and Tether might need to become Ethereum's largest holders to maintain chain functionality, creating a dependency that could be problematic for regulators [1]

Market Trends - Speculation typically seen in alternative cryptocurrencies ("alts") or on-chain activities is now prevalent in the stock market [1] - There are increasing avenues to express a bullish view on cryptocurrency [1] - Companies like Bitcoin treasury companies, Circle, Coinbase, and Robinhood are attracting significant speculative capital [1] - The speculative flows will eventually extend to tokens more rapidly than anticipated [1] Proof of Stake (PoS) & Layer 1 (L1) Chains - Recent discussions around Proof of Stake (PoS) are largely driven by the poor price performance of major Layer 1 (L1) chains such as NEAR, DOT, TIA, and APT [2] - The future direction for these chains involves reduced inflation, less emphasis on slashing, and a clear path towards profitability, including considering inflation as an expense [2] - The shift towards less inflation and profitability is considered a positive development for these chains [2]

RT Sreeram Kannan (@sreeramkannan)Debunking economic security myths.Self-enforcing vs committee chains (Libra?).Myth 1) Economic security is a meme because "delegation" implies we anyway only have a non-staked committee and thus no security. But delegation in the presence of slashing means - you chose your operator carefully - otherwise you will get slashed. So in fact the reasoning is totally misplaced.Myth 2) Economic security is a meme because forking can solve all problems. Forking a blockchain takes ti ...