A new R&D lab called ETHlabs has split from the Ethereum Foundation, backed by Bitmine and Joe Lubin, with a stated mission to make Ethereum the settlement layer of the global economy. Its first research target, a ’15 minute finality problem,’ leaves all three hosts asking who it actually helps.

Kain Warwick, Taylor Monahan, and Luca Netz debate whether a breakaway staffed largely by ex-EF people can escape the Foundation’s culture and communication habits, or whether it just rebuilds a smaller version of the thing it left.

Hosts:

• • Kain Warwick – Founder of Infinex and Synthetix
  • Taylor Monahan – Security Expert
  • Luca Netz – CEO of Pudgy Penguins

This clip is from a longer conversation on ETHlabs and the Ethereum Foundation. Full episode here.

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