Infinite Jungle

On the seventeenth episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine talks about why EIP 3074 may be removed retroactively from the Pectra upgrade and why that might be a good thing. Show note links:  https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/ethereum-all-core-developers-execution-call-186/ https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/ethereum-all-core-developers-execution-call-185/ This episode was recorded on Fr...

On the sixteenth episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine chats with Lido DAO Contributor Isidoros (Izzy) Passadis, about the launch of the Simple DVT Module on Lido and next steps for Lido’s decentralization roadmap. Show note links:  https://blog.lido.fi/simpledvt-new-phase-for-lido-on-ethereum/ This episode was recorded on Friday, April 19, 2024. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read ou...

On the fifteenth episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine talks about the first draft specifications for the Electra upgrade and what comes next for Ethereum developers now that these specifications are out. Show note links:  https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/ethereum-all-core-developers-consensus-call-132/ https://twitter.com/ethPandaOps https://twitter.com/parithosh_j This episode was record...

On the fourteenth episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine chats with Nick Johnson, Founder and Lead Developer at Ethereum Name Service, about the crypto user experience, its promises, and pitfalls. Guest: Nick Johnson, Founder and Lead Developer at Ethereum Name Service https://twitter.com/nicksdjohnson?lang=en   Show note links:  https://ens.domains/    This episode was recorded on Friday, April 12...

On the thirteenth episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine talks about what codes changes Ethereum developers have decided to include vs. exclude from Prague. She also highlights the controversy about EOF, a bundle of EIPs upgrading the EVM that developers remain uncertain about including in Prague.    Show note links:  https://ens.domains/ This episode was recorded on Friday, April 12, 2024. ++ Foll...

On the twelfth episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine and Nixo debate whether Ethereum developers should include a change to the issuance schedule of ETH in the upcoming Electra upgrade.  Show note links:  https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/electra-issuance-curve-adjustment-proposal/18825 https://ethresear.ch/t/reward-curve-with-tempered-issuance-eip-research-post/19171 This episode was recorded on F...

On the eleventh episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine talks about the resolution to the mainnet missing blocks incident and explains what four code changes Ethereum developers are prioritizing for the Electra upgrade. Show note links:  https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/ethereum-all-core-developers-consensus-call-131/ https://x.com/sproulM_/status/1773853486373130708 https://x.com/uriklarman...

On the tenth episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine talks about the main takeaways from All Core Developers Execution (ACDE) call #184. Christine also chatted with Verity Coltman, Head of Ecosystem and Partnerships at Espresso Systems, about shared sequencing. Show note links:  https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/ethereum-all-core-developers-execution-call-184/ https://blobscriptions.io/ https...

On the ninth episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine summarizes All Core Developers Consensus (ACDC) call #130, where developers agreed to include MaxEB in the next Ethereum upgrade Electra. Christine also chatted with Jason Vranek, Co-Founder and CTO of Puffer Labs, about liquid restaking.  Show note links:  https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/ethereum-all-core-developers-consensus-call-130/ h...

On the eighth episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine summarizes All Core Developers Execution (ACDE) call #183, where developers celebrated a successful activation of the Dencun upgrade. Christine also chatted with Kenny Li, Co-Founder of p0x Labs and the Core Contributor of Manta Network, about the modular blockchain thesis and Ethereum’s roadmap to scale through rollup adoption.   Show note links...

On the seventh episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine summarizes All Core Developers Consensus (ACDC) call #129, where developers shared last-minute updates on their final preparations for the Dencun upgrade. Christine also chatted with Terence Tsao, Ethereum Protocol Developer and Researcher at Offchain Labs, about two important proposed code changes, inclusion lists and enshrined proposer builder...

On the sixth episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine summarizes All Core Developers Execution (ACDE) call #182, where developers debated the merits of two code changes that would help enable account abstraction on Ethereum. Christine also chatted with EthStaker Executive Director Nixo Rokish about her thoughts on a potential reduction in staking rewards to slow the growth of total ETH staked. Show n...

On the fifth episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine summarizes All Core Developers Consensus (ACDC) call #128, where developers agreed to start working on the Electra upgrade with an initial set of three code changes. Christine also chatted with the Obol team about the development roadmap for distributed validator technology (DVT). Show note links: https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/ethereum-...

On the fourth episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine summarizes All Core Developers Execution (ACDE) call #181, where developers debated the scope of the Prague/Electra upgrade. Christine also chatted with OP Labs' Ben Edgington about Ethereum core protocol development and scaling Ethereum through Layer-2 rollups.  Show note links: https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/ethereum-all-core-develope...

On the third episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine summarizes All Core Developers Consensus (ACDC) call #127, where developers picked a date for the Dencun upgrade on Ethereum mainnet and discussed an incident leading to nine missed slots on the network. Christine also chatted with with Flashbot’s Danning Sui about common misconceptions when it comes to working with on-chain data, specifically MEV...

On the second episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine summarizes All Core Developers Call (ACDE) call #180, where developers agreed to schedule Verkle, an overhaul to Ethereum’s data structure, to the Osaka upgrade and work on laying the groundwork for EIP 4444 in parallel to the Prague upgrade. Christine also chatted with EthStaker’s Nixo Rokish and CryptoManufaktur’s Thorsten Behrens about executi...

On the first episode of Infinite Jungle, Christine summarizes All Core Developers Consensus (ACDC) call #126, where developers scoped out priorities for the next major consensus layer upgrade, called Electra. Christine also chatted with Yi Tong from the Galaxy Ventures team about the narratives and trends she expects to take off in the Ethereum ecosystem in 2024. Links: https://www.galaxy.com/insi...

This is a podcast about the evolution of Ethereum. Hosted weekly by Galaxy Research’s Christine Kim, the show dives into the ways Ethereum as an ecosystem is changing, covering broad trends and narratives that are shaping the way people use Ethereum and think about the value of Ethereum.