Transcript Ep. 395 - How Traders Are Thinking About the Merge -- and a Potential ETHPoW Chain

Laura Shin:

Hey, everyone. The merge is upon us. After this show is published, Ethereum’s merge, which will transition the blockchain to proof-of-stake, will likely happen within about two days. Earlier this summer, Kevin Zhou of Galois Capital raised the ire of many people in Ethereum when he talked about the likelihood that an Ethereum proof-of-work chain would come out of the fork, and in recent weeks, it does look like there’s a movement behind this so-called Ethereum proof-of-work, or ETHPoW, fork. Though, how successful or how smooth it will be is anyone’s guess.

In this episode, Kevin and Evgeny Gaevoy of Wintermute, a larger market maker in crypto, discuss different ways the merge could play out. Honestly, they said so many things that surprised me, and we got to cover everything, from the potential ETHPoW chain, to bitcoin, to ETH itself, DeFi. We talked about NFTs and more. Litecoin, Dogecoin, and SHIB even got a mention. I hope you find this episode as thought-provoking as I did and also, that you have a happy merge week. When I catch you Friday, we should be in an Ethereum proof-of-work world. Enjoy the show.

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Kevin Zhou:

Yeah, thanks for having us.

Evgeny Gaevoy:

Yeah. Very nice to meet you.