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@maxresnick @anza_xyz Checking in on this @maxresnick What's the status on the Solana spec?

@MikeIppolito_ "ETH can earn fees or die." Apparently a lot can change in 5 months.

I don't think people understand just how wide and deep the human layer of Ethereum is. Outside your little bubble, in major cities all over the world there are Ethereum community groups that nurture builders, educate the curious, and create a space for us weirdos. Just seemingly countless independent communities all manifesting the promise of decentralizing what we value. Good luck corpo and vc slop chains, you have a lot of ground to make up and we ain't slowing down.

Proof of Stake without economic penalties is completely useless. This is why comparing Ethereum PoS to other PoS chains is a fool's errand - they are very different. Ethereum has optimized for maximum security and decentralization - other chains have optimized for gaslighting.

Max, I am going to outline this as simple as possible for you because I know you have a really hard time using critical thinking skills. No one is saying that the current Ethereum staking queue dynamics are perfect or not in need of further tuning - they are simply correcting the misinformation that you and others are spreading about the exit queue (why it exists, why it has ballooned out recently, why it shouldn't be tuned just to appease some nation state etc). In the first screenshot here, you are spreading misinformation that I debunked a week ago (x.com/sassal0x/statu…) because I knew people like you would use it to stir up fud about Ethereum. You are all so incredibly predictable. Also, attached is another screenshot from The Daily Gwei Discord server where I argue that the entry/exit queue can indeed be improved by making it faster (and we have EIP-7922 for that already). There's also many other Ethereans, including protocol researchers, arguing for the same thing. I think it'd be best for you to stick with whatever you're doing at Solana - you clearly have very little understanding of Ethereum and also don't seem to care about the truth at all - you are exactly what's wrong with this industry. Delete your account.

@jon_charb You were non-stop shilling TIA at much higher prices and then went & shopped around a thesis to your friends/VCs about how Celestia was going to "do a Solana" and beat Ethereum. You then completely abandoned TIA because it giga nuked against USD and ETH. Delete your account.

I know I'm going to get heat for this, but I'm most excited about the crypto ecosystem breaking away from being Bitcoin-centric and moving into a paradigm of being Ethereum-centric. Bitcoin is dead weight - it does nothing and doesn't push this industry forward - in fact, it actively holds the industry back. It becomes less secure and more centralized over time with both quantum computing and security budget issues being critical systemic risks. On the other hand, Ethereum is a breeding ground for innovation and radical new ideas that have disrupted and will continue to disrupt finance and other industries. The Ethereum ecosystem meets any and all challenges heads on and, while it can be a slow moving beast, it can reprioritize its focus when needed. Ethereum is about looking forward - it's about building a better future - it's about upholding the cypherpunk vision and ethos. We aren't just content with how things are - we want to make the world a better and more fair place. I'll keep fighting until ETH flips BTC and becomes the flag bearer of this industry - then I'll keep fighting to ensure Ethereum stays decentralized while becoming the backbone of the global financial system.

The double standards in this industry are honestly ridiculous. Countless examples of founders (especially L1 founders) essentially exit scamming their own projects after making 9-10 figures by producing absolutely nothing of value. These people are supported by the largest VCs and other influential people in this industry and it's just all part of the giant grift game of extracting as much money from uninformed investors as possible. Most of the influential people in the industry won't call this out because they're either directly involved in it or don't want to burn bridges/their reputation out of fear of getting locked out of future opportunities. Instead, these same people will hyper-fixate on useless stuff like the EF selling tiny amounts of ETH or Vitalik "not doing enough for Ethereum" or the ETH maxis being "too toxic" because somehow it's socially acceptable to shame those who don't grift or exit scam and instead have very long-term time horizons. It's just all incredibly disappointing and demotivating for genuine people and while the effect may not be obvious on the surface, it does degrade and erode the value of this industry over time.

BTC maxis are opening a can of worms by incessantly talking about ETH supply under PoS in a world where they no longer control the narrative and TradFi is already buying into ETH massively with recent flows outpacing those into BTC because it invites a lot of very uncomfortable questions about BTC's longterm security policy i don't think they realize how big of a mistake this is yet

The EF is leaner and meaner, the Ethereum community is still honest and still cares about the important things, Roman Storm is going to beat up the feds, the roadmap is advancing, the VERY CONCERNED are bursting into flames, the fat is trimmed, Milady is ascendant, aggression is everywhere. Hands extended in friendship to the world were bit by the grifter, the shitcoiner, the scumbag, the VC, the Los Angeles parasite class but now aggressive Ethereum is here and we will suffer not the weaker souls. The weaker souls chose to believe that decentralization and Ethereum's perpetual victory in that realm did not actually matter. Many of them will probably pretend like they made a lot of money on alt-L1s before trying to claw back any attention. Most were simply psyopped by whichever string of aspiritual shitslop peddlers they chose to fellate. Ethereum is GOOD and Ether is the hardest asset in the lightcone of all intelligence. The Flippening is inevitable and every lesser network will be subsumed into the Blessed World Machine. Every weaker soul, centralized crapware, gambleslopper, fake L2, nonbeliever trying to play adult in the room ALL of them will without exception come to suffer eternally the error of their ways. This I know and this we believe.

here's what you need to understand: Wall Street buy-in isn't ICOs or NFTs. this isn't a flash in the pan it's the global financial system making a choice about which network they're going to primarily build & deploy capital on for this new era that's why this ETH rally will be dramatically different than 2017 or 2021 it's cementing Ethereum's role in global finance, and they've barely started with what they'll ultimately do and despite what they say, no other network credibly has a shot at competing for this use case. they've made the wrong kinds of tradeoffs and BlackRock and others clearly see it even if you missed this move on ETH, you still have time (but not much) as long as we are below 2021 all-time highs this time may actually be QUITE different the worst thing you can do is think this ETH rally is ephemeral and everything else must follow just as strongly. it's actually (and unironically) the start of a new paradigm i'll try to keep hammering this home, just as i have for the past 8 years. but now, all of the original bull theses are finally coming to fruition Ethereum will become the decentralized global settlement layer and ETH will be the world's most censorship-resistant, programmable store of value asset

With all due respect, if I ever post something this stupid, please get Elon Musk to delete my account

Biggest red flag in all of crypto 👇 NOBODY knows how much $SOL insiders own And they REFUSE to disclose 🚩 After being asked hundreds of times. Why?

@Securitize @BlackRock @solana Uh what in the 'obviously paid for' post is this? Ethereum holds the vast majority (90%+) of all the funds deployed by BlackRock into the BUILD fund - not Solana. Delete your account.

@JasonYanowitz "I'm very bearish $ETH" - @JasonYanowitz, ~2 weeks ago. x.com/JoshwaaaDixon/…

Small clip but tells you EXACTLY what you need to know about @blockworks takes on ETH and the Ethereum ecosystem. Price is moving regardless of Blockworks bearishness on ETH. Everyone is welcome to an opinion and are free to like or dislike assets but it's been as clear as day that as a media company the ETH hate runs deep. The Ethereum community has been calling this out for some time, rightfully so. Ethereum and ETH will win and these people will capitulate eventually. $ETH looks good here.

@JasonYanowitz That’s not what the data shows 👇 Here’s how ChatGPT rates @ryanconnor, @smyyguy & @whosknave , 3 significant Blockworks voices on ETH and SOL coverage: Very pro-SOL and anti-ETH bias To relegate ETH influencooors to pure conspiracists is just gaslighting tbh

@jon_charb What planet are you living on? Many, many people said "SOL is the next ETH" over the last couple of years and even you yourself have made plenty of comparisons. Here's just one in case you forgot that you tweeted this.

Bitcoin's mempool (queue of transactions waiting to be processed) is almost completely empty. The percentage of miner revenue coming from fees (instead of inflation) is down to a fraction of a percent. 😱 Simply put, almost all of Bitcoin's actual users have gone away. At all-time price highs, too! We're facing a major crisis. Either the Bitcoin network goes bankrupt, undergoes major changes, or the asset becomes a completely custodial asset run by governments and institutions.