10 Years In: Is Ethereum Headed In The Right Direction?
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10 Years In: Is Ethereum Headed In The Right Direction?

52:25 Sep 3, 2025
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Matthias Seidl (Matze) is CoFounder and Lorenz Lehmann is Research Lead at growthepie.In this episode, we review growthepie's recent report on Ethereum's 10-year anniversary, "Building The World Ledger." Ethereum’s first decade has been defined by landmark upgrades such as The Merge and Dencun, the rise of Layer 2 scaling, and bold experiments that shape how value flows back to ETH. This episode breaks down the key milestones, ecosystem, use cases, and roadmap that will further cement Ethereum as the world’s most trustless and reliable ledger.------🔗 Essential Show Links 🔗► Newsletter: https://the-edge.xyz► Youtube: https://youtube.com/@DeFiDad► Apple: https://tinyurl.com/edgepod► Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/edgepodspotify► Linktree: https://linktr.ee/edge_pod► Follow DeFi Dad: https://x.com/DeFi_Dad► Follow Nomatic: https://x.com/Nomaticcap► Learn DeFi: http://defidad.com/------The Edge Podcast Sponsor Resources♦️ REDSTONE | THE LEADING MODULAR BLOCKCHAIN ORACLE♉︎ TOROS | EXPONENTIAL GAINS WITH LEVERAGED TOKENS🥞 SYRUPUSDC BY MAPLE | DEFI'S PREMIUM YIELD ASSET🦅 FALCON | OVERCOLLATERIZED SYNTHETIC DOLLAR - POINTS PROGRAM NOW LIVE⚡ SPARK | THE ONCHAIN CAPITAL ALLOCATOR🏦 MANTLE | INNOVATING THE FUTURE OF ONCHAIN FINANCE🐡 PUFFER INSTITUTIONAL | STAKING SOLUTIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL SCALE📈 RUMPEL | TURN POINTS INTO PROFITS⚙️ GEARBOX PROTOCOL | ONCHAIN LENDING REIMAGINED------Timestamps0:00 - Intro5:46 - growthepie, an Ethereum analytics tool7:29 - The significance of Ethereum’s 10-year track record8:27 - Two most important upgrades, The Merge and Dencun11:20 - Impact of Dencun lowering transaction costs vs ETH burn bulls13:45 - The role of L2s in the Ethereum ecosystem16:49 - How does L2 success translate to ETH value accrual?24:33 - Sponsor break25:44 - Celo cut 99.8% of security costs becoming an L230:06 - Why might teams like Circle still launch an L1?34:30 - Most compelling use cases o
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