Ethereum’s Path Forward: Aligning Security and Monetary Policy | S8 E6 | Hasu & Justin Drake

In this episode, Hasu and Justin Drake joined us to discuss restaking, preconfs, Minimum Viable Issuance, and the future of Ethereum. We dive into the effects Ethereum monetary policy has on the validator set, the current market for restaking, and our thoughts on attester-proposer separation and proposer-builder separation. Finally, we cover what we’re most excited about in the future of Ethereum. Thanks for tuning in! -- Namada is the shielded asset hub rewarding you to protect the multichain. Enabling data protection for any existing asset, app, or chain, Namada introduces shielded cross-chain actions and rewards for shielding your assets, which strengthens data protection guarantees for everyone. Namada is currently in its mainnet launch phase — follow along on namada.net -- Kinto is the Safety-first L2 designed to accelerate the transition to an on-chain financial system. If you believe in this on-chain financial system, join Kinto's launch program (Engen) and become a founding member at engen.kinto.xyz -- Follow Hasu: https://x.com/hasufl Follow Justin: https://x.com/drakefjustin Follow Myles: https://x.com/MylesOneil Follow Mike: https://x.com/MikeIppolito_ Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3R1D1D9 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3pQTfmD Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cpKZXH- - -- Resources  stETH is the decentralized reserve currency for the sovereign internet: https://www.adcv.xyz/p/steth-is-the-decentralized-reserve-currency -- Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (2:40) The Minimum Viable Issuance Debate (13:38) Monetary Policy & Impacts on the Validator Set (31:43) Namada Ad (32:42) Kinto Ad (33:35) Restaking's Effect on ETH Monetary Policy (44:16) Thoughts on APS and PBS (57:33) Decentralizing Centralized Components with Restaking (1:06:25) The Restaking Supply & Demand Mismatch (1:23:59) The Future of Ethereum -- Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Jason, Michael, Vance and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.