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Ethereum is well on its way to some major upgrades, with Pectra and Fusaka introducing a number of performance improvements in the near future. But will it be enough to stay ahead of the competition?
Ethereum Foundation Research co-leads Alex Stokes and Barnabe Monnot join the show to discuss:
- How Pectra and Fusaka will improve Ethereum’s performance
- What it means that its launch on two testnets failed
- Ethereum’s “north star” — decentralization
- Whether Ethereum can retain its top spot in the smart contract space
- As Ethereum adopts native rollups and data availability, does it create competition with existing L2s and DA providers?
- The new direction for the Ethereum Foundation leaders and whether Etherealize can bring Wall Street
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EPISODE TRANSCRIPTGuest:
- Alex Stokes, Co-Lead, Ethereum Foundation Research
- Barnabe Monnot, Co-Lead, Ethereum Foundation Research
- Previous appearances on Unchained:
Links
- Previous coverage on Unchained of:
- Etherealize advocates for Ethereum
- Ethereum Foundation contemplates comeback
- What Ethena means for Ethereum
- The Pectra Upgrade
- Ethereum.org: Pectra Testnet Announcement | Ethereum Foundation Blog
- tim.mirror.xyz: AllCoreDevs Update 17
- Ethereum.org: EIP-7691: Blob throughput increase
- Ethereum.org: Holesky and Hoodi Testnet Updates | Ethereum Foundation Blog
- Coindesk: Hello, Hoodi: Ethereum Welcomes a New Testnet
- Fusaka on the horizon
- Github: EIP-7805 proposed for Fusaka
- Native rollups versus non-native rollups
- L1 and L2 debates
- Vitalik.eth.limo: Reasons to have higher L1 gas limits even in an L2-heavy Ethereum
- Vitalik.eth.limo: Scaling Ethereum L1 and L2s in 2025 and beyond
- Ethereum Foundation Leadership changes
- Ethena’s Converge news
