David Hoffman (Bankless) on Everything About the Merge (EP.349)

Bankless' David Hoffman joins Matt and Nic for a special episode to cover Ethereum's highly-anticipated Merge. In this episode:  How David came to Ethereum and the Bankless origin story The story behind the Bankless DAO Whether David would ever consider focusing on other blockchains What could cause David to abandon Ethereum The Coinbase OFAC filtering debate Why proposer-builder separation might make validator-driven censorship harder Filtering transactions at the pool layer versus undertaking a ‘Treasury Activated Soft Fork’ Under what conditions would social slashing of major validators make sense? How embedded is the social slashing consensus into Ethereum’s social fabric? The significance of the new supply dynamics stemming from the Merge Is the unlock something to worry about? Is there a ‘crowding out’ effect from staked Ether becoming a risk free rate? Does MEV pose a concentration risk post Merge? Are MEV-driven yields for stakers perverse? Is MEV an inescapable feature of richly stateful blockchains Why the notion of Certified-Toxic-MEV-free blocks might emerge How is Ethereum’s roadmap determined? What’s the deal with the Surge, the Verge, the Purge, and the Splurge? What are the strongest narratives coming out of the Merge? Probabilities of the Merge success Why the Merge may not be fully priced in Follow David on Twitter and learn more about Bankless. Intro and outro music: Daniel Allan's Collage #344