Preston Van Loon, cofounder and Ethereum core developer at Prysmatic Labs, talks about the Merge, its impact on an environmental level, and why he is a plaintiff in the lawsuit against the Treasury Department over Tornado Cash.    Show highlights: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what the Merge is on a technical level and what its impact will be </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">whether the proof of stake consensus mechanism makes the network more decentralized and secure</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what happens if the Merge fails and whether there’s a contingency plan</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">why Preston founded Prysmatic Labs and how Prysm works</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what the next steps are for Ethereum and what the community is working on</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">whether Preston thinks a proof of work Ethereum fork would succeed</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">when and how Ethereum’s high fees and scaling issues are going to be resolved</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">why Preston joined the lawsuit against the US Treasury over the Tornado Cash sanctions</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how Preston would celebrate a successful Ethereum Merge</li> </ul> Thank you to our sponsors!   <a href="https://1inch.io/">1inch</a> <a href= "https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021"> Crypto.com</a> <a href="https://mainnet.events/">Messari</a>   Preston <a href="https://twitter.com/preston_vanloon">Twitter</a>    Episode Links   Previous Coverage of Unchained on the Merge: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://unchainedpodcast.com/arthur-hayes-former-ethereum-skeptic-on-why-the-merge-makes-him-bullish-on-eth-ep-393/"> Arthur Hayes, Former Ethereum Skeptic, on Why the Merge Makes Him Bullish on ETH</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://unchainedpodcast.com/with-the-merge-will-ethereum-take-over-bitcoins-title-as-digital-gold-ep-389/"> With the Merge, Will Ethereum Take Over Bitcoin’s Title as Digital Gold?</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-kevin-zhou-believes-ethereum-will-have-3-forks-after-the-merge-ep-381/"> Why Kevin Zhou Believes Ethereum Will Have 3 Forks After the Merge</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://unchainedpodcast.com/post-merge-if-lido-becomes-dominant-what-does-that-mean-for-ethereum-ep-372/"> Post-Merge, If Lido Becomes Dominant, What Does That Mean for Ethereum?</a></li> </ul>   Lawsuit against the US Treasury: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Coinbase is <a href= "https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/08/coinbase-bankrolls-suit-against-treasury-department-following-tornado-cash-sanctions.html"> supporting</a> a lawsuit against the Treasury Department by six users of Tornado Cash.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Fortune <a href= "https://fortune.com/2022/09/08/coinbase-employees-and-ethereum-backers-sue-u-s-treasury-over-tornado-cash-sanctions/"> article</a> on the lawsuit</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://twitter.com/preston_vanloon/status/1567876494856261632?s=20&t=JDzdQyD1r0WR6R59l3ODtA"> Why Preston joined the lawsuit.</a></li> </ul>   The Merge: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Ethereum Foundation Merge <a href= "https://blog.ethereum.org/2022/08/24/mainnet-merge-announcement"> announcement</a>.</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Ethereum <a href= "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/aug/29/cryptocurrency-ethereum-plans-to-cut-carbon-emissions-by-99-per-cent-with-upgrade"> carbon emission reductions.</a></li> </ul>   ETH Post-Merge Dynamics: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Cumberland on the <a href= "https://res.cloudinary.com/drw/image/upload/v1661351279/comm-cumberland/uploads/The_Ethereum_Merge_-_Derivative_Market_Opportunities_Changes_to_SupplyDemand_Dynamics_1_zwearq.pdf"> Ethereum dynamics after the merge</a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Miles Suter on <a href= "https://twitter.com/milessuter/status/1560070819518234624?s=20&t=qjolzcydMY_nTU__vZNciQ"> the implications of the Merge</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/ether-a-new-model-for-money"> The triple point asset</a></li> </ul>

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Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury- Ep.394

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