S2 E10: Breaking Down The Merge and Why it's Just the Beginning for Ethereum (Jon Charbonneau)

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On this episode of DAOn the Rabbit Hole, we’re talking with Jon Charbonneau, a Research Associate at the crypto research platform Delphi Digital. If you’re trying to wrap your head around The Merge or Ethereum itself, Jon has you covered in this conversation.

We kickoff the episode getting to know Jon, his background, and how he fell down the crypto rabbit hole. As a prominent writer, Jon is the perfect guest to take us on a deep dive on Ethereum, its innerworkings, and of course, The Merge. As we peel back the layers of the largest smart contract blockchain, we also discuss Ethereum’s vision, core values, community, functionality, and why Jon is so excited about it.

Turning to The Merge itself, Jon breaks down topics such as proof of work vs. proof of stake, the beacon chain, the reasoning behind the merge, energy efficiency, and more. He also debunks some common misconceptions regarding The Merge and clarifies what users and validators should expect in the coming weeks.

As we close our conversation, we touch on some delicate Ethereum issues, including what it means to scale Ethereum, the correlation between security and decentralization, incentives for validators, censorship, regulation, and other important topics.

To continue this conversation and stay up to date on all things DAOn the Rabbit Hole, you can follow Anay on Twitter @anay_sim and RabbitHole @rabbithole_gg. You can also follow Jon @jon_charb.
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0:00 Intro

0:52 Jon’s background

2:44 Why Jon is excited about Ethereum

4:18 Core values of Ethereum

6:07 Ethereum’s dazzling functionality

7:47 The Merge

10:50 The Beacon Chain

12:33 Will proof of work continue?

14:45 Why merge?

17:45 Scaling Ethereum

19:19 What will change for Ethereum users?

19:55 What will change for Ethereum validators?

21:53 Security and decentralization

25:16 Financial requirements for validators

26:50 Censorship

32:01 Regulation

35:44 The future of Ethereum

39:20 Follow Jon!

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