15 Bad ETH Takes with Justin Drake

<p>Kicking off Merge Week with a livestream with Ethereum researcher Justin Drake, it's time to debunk some myths and bad takes about ETH.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>------<br />  ConsenSys | Mint a Merge NFT! <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/themerge">https://bankless.cc/themerge</a> </p> <p> Converge 2022 | Register with code Bankless250 for $250 off<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Circle">https://bankless.cc/Circle</a> </p> <p>------<br />  SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER:          <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/</a>   <br /> ️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST:                 <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a>   </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p> ROCKET POOL | ETH STAKING<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/RocketPool">https://bankless.cc/RocketPool</a> </p> <p>️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p> ACROSS | BRIDGE TO LAYER 2<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Across">https://bankless.cc/Across</a> </p> <p> BRAVE | THE BROWSER NATIVE WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Brave">https://bankless.cc/Brave</a> </p> <p> MAKER DAO | DECENTRALIZED LENDING<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MakerDAO">https://bankless.cc/MakerDAO</a> </p> <p> LEDGER | SECURE STAKING<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Ledger">https://bankless.cc/Ledger</a>  </p> <p>------<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 7:30 The Merge<br /> 10:30 Media Hype<br /> 13:30 The Merge Will Never Happen<br /> 15:30 Ethereum Roadmap<br /> 20:15 Jack of All Trades<br /> 26:32 Ether Supply<br /> 36:54 Unpredictable Supply<br /> 45:10 Staker Tyranny<br /> 51:10 The Value of a Fork<br /> 54:00 Rich Get Richer<br /> 58:36 Deflation is Bad<br /> 1:07:05 Higher Fees<br /> 1:11:05 ETH is a Security<br /> 1:15:03 Reduced Burn<br /> 1:2