Podcast

15 Bad ETH Takes with Justin Drake

Kicking off Merge Week with a livestream with Ethereum researcher Justin Drake, it's time to debunk some myths and bad takes about ETH.

Sep 14, 2022 • 1 min read

As we watch Ethereum make its historic transition to Proof-of-Stake, we explore claims against the merge, the Ethereum Roadmap, ETH supply, and many others.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

7:30 The Merge

10:30 Media Hype

13:30 The Merge Will Never Happen

15:30 Ethereum Roadmap

20:15 Jack of All Trades

26:32 Ether Supply

36:54 Unpredictable Supply

45:10 Staker Tyranny

51:10 The Value of a Fork

54:00 Rich Get Richer

58:36 Deflation is Bad

1:07:05 Higher Fees

1:11:05 ETH is a Security

1:15:03 Reduced Burn

1:22:12 ETH is a Tech Stock

1:25:55 Changing Narratives

1:29:56 Ultrasound Money is Cringe

RESOURCES

Justin Drake

https://twitter.com/drakefjustin

Justin Drake Episodes

https://youtu.be/1m12zgJ42dI

https://youtu.be/dHpAC0m8Rkk

https://youtu.be/FQTZSb3Rc9I

https://youtu.be/bWqhn1hXvVc

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