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The Chopping Block: Why Everyone Is Talking About EigenLayer - Ep. 497
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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
May 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner, chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan explains his vision for providing “decentralized trust” to new projects on Ethereum. Was Vitalik Buterin’s recent “re-staking” post a shot across EigenLayer’s bow?
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Show highlights:
how Sreeram has transitioned from academia into the world of crypto
why he believes that crypto is the “coordination highway”
what EigenLayer is – explained to a five-year-old, a high schooler, a day trader, a developer, and a crypto professor
how middleware enables technology innovation
where the value accrues if there’s no token for securing a blockchain
whether Vitalik is right in being concerned about the risk of corrupting validators
what EigenLayer did to minimize risks and externalities to Ethereum
whether protocols and applications will fork if they get hacked and whether Ethereum will “bail them out”
Hosts
Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly
Robert Leshner, founder of Compound
Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly
Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures
Guest
Sreeram Kannan, founder of EigenLayer
Previous appearances on Unchained:
Do You Need to Think Twice Before Restaking Your Assets?
Disclosures
Links
Don't overload Ethereum's consensus by Vitalik Buterin
Previous coverage of Unchained on Ethereum staking:
Shapella in the Rearview: After Major Upgrade, What’s Next for Ethereum?
How Will ETH React to Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade?
Post-Merge, If Lido Becomes Dominant, What Does That Mean for Ethereum?
In the Recent Crypto Market Meltdown, What Role Did Lido’s stETH Play?
Is ETH on Its Way to Becoming Ultra-Sound Money? Yes, Says Justin Drake
Learn more:
How Liquid Staking Works
A Guide to Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade
How to Stake Ethereum With Liquid Staking
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.
Show highlights:
how Sreeram has transitioned from academia into the world of crypto
why he believes that crypto is the “coordination highway”
what EigenLayer is – explained to a five-year-old, a high schooler, a day trader, a developer, and a crypto professor
how middleware enables technology innovation
where the value accrues if there’s no token for securing a blockchain
whether Vitalik is right in being concerned about the risk of corrupting validators
what EigenLayer did to minimize risks and externalities to Ethereum
whether protocols and applications will fork if they get hacked and whether Ethereum will “bail them out”
Hosts
Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly
Robert Leshner, founder of Compound
Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly
Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures
Guest
Sreeram Kannan, founder of EigenLayer
Previous appearances on Unchained:
Do You Need to Think Twice Before Restaking Your Assets?
Disclosures
Links
Don't overload Ethereum's consensus by Vitalik Buterin
Previous coverage of Unchained on Ethereum staking:
Shapella in the Rearview: After Major Upgrade, What’s Next for Ethereum?
How Will ETH React to Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade?
Post-Merge, If Lido Becomes Dominant, What Does That Mean for Ethereum?
In the Recent Crypto Market Meltdown, What Role Did Lido’s stETH Play?
Is ETH on Its Way to Becoming Ultra-Sound Money? Yes, Says Justin Drake
Learn more:
How Liquid Staking Works
A Guide to Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade
How to Stake Ethereum With Liquid Staking
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
May 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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