Hivemind: Fate of ETH, Initia with Zon, & OpenAI's Deep Research
The Hivemind team discusses whether Ethereum can be saved, Initia with co-founder Zon, and what chains need to do to compete. The team also explores the outlook and market opportunity for Celestia and breaks down the Berachain and Story L1s. To close out, the team digs into market sentiment, whether the bottom is finally in for alts, and OpenAI’s Deep Research.
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(2:07) Can Ethereum Be Saved?
(13:10) The Future of Ethereum and Solana
(21:12) Chain Priorities and Standards
(40:02) Challenges and Innovations in App Chains
(54:16) Market Sentiment and Predictions
(1:08:40) OpenAI's Deep Research
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The Modular Integration Spectrum | Keone & Zon
In this episode, Keone from Monad and Zon from Initia to discuss the spectrum between modular and integrated blockchain designs. They explore the tradeoffs in decentralization, performance and scalability between the two approaches. They explore AppChains, rollups, composability challenges in modular systems, EVM compatibility, and when to scale blockchains horizontally vs vertically. To close out Keone and Zon also share valuable insights on building Web3 communities organically. Thanks for tuning in!
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(03:01) Modular vs Integrated
(11:24) Who are Appchains for?
(28:35) Composability in Modular World
(35:52) Monad's Endgame
(39:24) Importance of Decentralization
(47:42) Building Web3 Community
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Expansion was kickstarted by a grant from the Celestia Foundation.
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