This Week on Unchained: Deep Dive Into MEV, House Republicans vs. SEC Chair Gary Gensler, and More!
Why MEV Will Always Be Controversial
Maximal extractable value, or MEV, is a mainstay of the Ethereum landscape. But the process of validators reaping profits from handling new blocks is not without controversy. Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake and bloXroute Labs CEO Uri Klarman assess the current state of MEV. Hear them disagree about the path forward for making Ethereum fairer for all its economic actors.
‘Is ETH a Security?’ Why Gary Gensler Couldn’t Give Congress a Straight Answer
It got heated this week on Capitol Hill with SEC Chair Gary Gensler testifying before the House Financial Services Committee on his agency’s efforts to rein in the U.S. crypto industry. Jason Gottlieb, partner at Morrison Cohen, unpacks what was said and whether we’ll continue to see more crackdowns from the U.S. securities regulator.
The Chopping Block: Are Layer 2s Stealing Ethereum’s Thunder?
This week, the gang plays “guess the chart” and takes a deep dive into the booming world of Ethereum Layer 2s.
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A Guide to the Big Crypto Analytics Platforms
A guide to crypto analytics platforms attempting to build a coherent picture of crypto markets by sifting and sorting through reams of data.
A Guide to Arbitrum and How Its New Token Works
Arbitrum aims to make Ethereum more efficient—while sustaining its own unique ecosystem. A new token has only increased its popularity.
What Is Proto-Danksharding?
Proto-danksharding is a much-ballyhooed proposal for Ethereum that—the theory goes—will lay the groundwork for a speedier network.
Battle of the Blocks: PoW vs. PoS
Proof-of-work has established itself as a secure consensus mechanism, but its energy-guzzling problem is pushing networks toward proof-of-stake.
A Short Historical Overview of Ethereum Scaling
Developers have long sought ways to make Ethereum fit for huge numbers of users. Here are the most hopeful scaling solutions.
How Do Crypto Index Funds Work?
A guide to the crypto index fund, a kind of investment that was drawn from the traditional finance world—but with a distinctly blockchain-y twist.
PREMIUM: Can This Project Send a Message About Privacy?
In this Premium interview, Laura talks to artist Burak Arikan, founder of Graph Commons, a platform for ‘mapping, analyzing, and sharing data-networks.’
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