Kicking off Merge Week with a livestream with Ethereum researcher Justin Drake, it's time to debunk some myths and bad takes about ETH.

As we watch Ethereum make its historic transition to Proof-of-Stake, we explore claims against the merge, the Ethereum Roadmap, ETH supply, and many others.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
7:30 The Merge
10:30 Media Hype
13:30 The Merge Will Never Happen
15:30 Ethereum Roadmap
20:15 Jack of All Trades
26:32 Ether Supply
36:54 Unpredictable Supply
45:10 Staker Tyranny
51:10 The Value of a Fork
54:00 Rich Get Richer
58:36 Deflation is Bad
1:07:05 Higher Fees
1:11:05 ETH is a Security
1:15:03 Reduced Burn
1:22:12 ETH is a Tech Stock
1:25:55 Changing Narratives
1:29:56 Ultrasound Money is Cringe

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Resources:

Justin Drake
https://twitter.com/drakefjustin

Justin Drake Episodes
https://youtu.be/1m12zgJ42dI
https://youtu.be/dHpAC0m8Rkk
https://youtu.be/FQTZSb3Rc9I
https://youtu.be/bWqhn1hXvVc

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15 Bad ETH Takes with Justin Drake

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