Indexed Podcast

Today we’re joined by Ethereum researcher Christine Kim to go deep on Ethereum's Pectra upgrade, set to launch on April 21.

In this episode we're discussing:
 * Christine's background
 * Technical know-how
 * Ethereum technical upgrade coverage
 * Ethereum Core Dev Calls
 * Ethereum upgrade governance process
 * Unpacking the Pectra upgrade
 * Upgrade goals: L2 scaling, wallet UX, staking & more
 * BLOBs
 * Dencun’s Ethereum revenue impacts/DA cost reductions
 * BLOB space demand
 * Back to ‘ETH is a commodity to pay for gas’
 * “There are too many active validators”
 * Reducing validators risks centralizing?
 * 1M+ validators/improving network efficiencies/Lido solo stakers
 * Do Ethereum core dev’s have a validators target?
 * EIP-7702 explained
 * Most looking forward to from EIP-7702
 * EIP-7702 limitations
 * Adoption of type 4 transactions
 * Christine’s new Substack: ‘christinedkim’ + upcoming content plans
And much more—enjoy!
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Timestamps:
 (00:00) Introduction
 (01:26) Christine's background
 (03:27) Technical know-how
 (06:25) Ethereum technical upgrade coverage
 (08:31) Ethereum Core Dev Calls
 (12:46) Ethereum upgrade governance process
 (18:23) Unpacking the Pectra upgrade
 (22:23) Upgrade goals: L2 scaling, wallet UX, staking & more
 (25:38) BLOBs
 (27:50) Dencun’s Ethereum revenue impacts/DA cost reductions
 (34:46) BLOB space demand
 (38:28) Back to ‘ETH is a commodity to pay for gas’
 (41:01) “There are too many active validators”
 (42:44) Reducing validators risks centralizing?
 (47:24) 1M+ validators/improving network efficiencies/Lido solo stakers
 (49:27) Do Ethereum core dev’s have a validators target?
 (52:16) EIP-7702 explained
 (54:37) Most looking forward to from EIP-7702
 (1:01:10) EIP-7702 limitations
 (1:04:46) Adoption of type 4 transactions
 (1:11:32) Christine’s new Substack: ‘christinedkim’ + upcoming content plans
 (1:18:26) Outro
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Content links:
Christine's Substack: https://bit.ly/4jWnkeD
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https://christinedkim.substack.com

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Host
Boxer
Wizard relations @DuneAnalytics. The data must flow.
Host
danning.eth⚡️🤖
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hildobby
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