Ethereum development has prioritized L2 execution for 2+ years now
This has come at the cost of L1 execution
L1 execution is lagging behind Moore's law, and L2s receive an undue growth and valuation subsidy, paid from the L1
IMO, we should reprioritize L1 execution efforts
I am aligned with @MaxResnick1's idea that L1 hardware requirements should be "the most recent two generations of Macbook Pros"
This is totally inline with the solo-staker social contract
This increases the accessibility of the Ethereum L1 to 10x more users, with little cost
@MaxResnick1 The argument against this:
The Ethereum ecosystem needs reorganize around needing less synchronous composability - growing L1 execution will reduce urgency around solving this problem.
the rollup-centric Ethereum is the correct roadmap - let's tackle the hard problems head-on
1๏ธโฃ Restaking and Liquid Restaking Tokens (LRTs)
The LST wars are ending, but the LRT wars have just begun.
LRTs are the next evolution of LSTs - yield-bearing liquid ETH tokens, with all yields from @eigenlayer imbued ontop of regular ETH staking yield
15+ different teams are chasing the trophy of the #1 most liquid LRT token in #Ethereum
The #1 spot will go to whoever maximizes yields while minimizing risk - slashing events will be unacceptable
Control risk, maximize gains.
Bonus: LRTs are dual airdrop hunting opportunities. Depositers into LRT projects get both the Eigenlayer Airdrop and the airdrop for the LRT they deposited to.
Happy hunting, friends!
(All my research & notes around LRTs are available in the Bankless Citizens discord)