Is ETH Gas or Sound Money? w/Camila Russo

Is ETH Gas or Sound Money? w/Camila Russo

Author: Galaxy Research March 19, 2025 Duration: 48:03
On Ep. 88 of Infinite Jungle, Christine interviews Camila Russo, the founder of The Defiant and author of The Infinite Machine. Christine speaks with Camila about how she started The Defiant, a news site that specializes in covering major developments in decentralized finance and on-chain activity. Christine also speaks with Camila about her views on Ethereum’s value and recent organizational changes in the Ethereum Foundation. Christine and Camila discuss concerns about Ethereum’s rollup-centric roadmap and the value accrual mechanisms for ETH considering the migration of user activity to L2s. Guest: Name: Camila Russo Title: The Founder of The Defiant and Author of The Infinite Machine X: https://x.com/CamiRusso Show note links: The Defiant (https://thedefiant.io/) The Infinite Machine (https://www.amazon.com/Infinite-Machine-Crypto-hackers-Building-Internet-ebook/dp/B07X8HS2WC) Timestamps: (00:00:56) The Defiant is independently owned (00:03:39) How the Defiant is going on-chain (00:10:23) Cami’s ETHDenver 2025 takeaways (00:18:32) Ethereum’s two main problems (00:31:01) The most promising Ethereum competitors (00:39:03) Why ETH is gas or sound money but not both (00:43:26) Cami’s take on recent changes in the EF This episode was recorded on Friday, March 14, 2025. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

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