ETH staking began in December 2020. With Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade, which could happen as early as mid-April, withdrawals of staked ETH will finally be enabled. Will validators rush to cash out? Or will Shanghai bring more institutional stakers into the fold? Christine Kim, VP of research at Galaxy Digital, joins the show to discuss how Etheruem’s latest upgrade will affect the network, and maybe even ETH’s price.

Show highlights:

how Christine became an Ethereum expert

what you need to know about Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade

when Shanghai is expected to go live on mainnet

what the difference is between Shanghai and Capella

possible outcomes following the activation of staked ETH withdrawals

whether Shanghai makes ETH staking more attractive to institutions

why Christine thinks there won’t be much impact on ETH’s price

how Shanghai will impact liquid staking providers

upgrades that are coming to Lido and Rocket Pool

what will happen in Ethereum’s subsequent upgrade: Cancun

what “proto-danksharding” is and how it will help Ethereum scale

what New York Attorney General Letitia James got wrong when she said ETH is a security

how Ethereum development has become more and more decentralized over the years

the next steps in Ethereum’s roadmap 

why Christine is still concerned about Lido and staking centralization

what zkEVMs are and why they play a key role in the future of Ethereum scaling



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Christine Kim, Vice president of research at Galaxy Digital
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