On Ep. 92 of Infinite Jungle, Christine interviews Łukasz Rozmej and Marek Moraczyński from the Nethermind client team. Nethermind is the 2nd most popular Ethereum execution layer client used by close to 40% of all Ethereum node operators. Christine asks Łukasz and Marek about their thoughts on Ethereum upgrades Pectra and Fusaka, as well as their views on Ethereum client diversity. This is the final episode of Infinite Jungle Season 2 and the last episode hosted by Christine. Christine shares a word of thanks to her listeners and everyone who supported the show for the past 2 seasons.
Guest:
Name: Łukasz Rozmej
Title: Team Lead at Nethermind
X: https://x.com/urozmej
Name: Marek Moraczyński
Title: Team Lead at Nethermind
X: https://x.com/M25Marek
Show note links:
Nethermind Fusaka scope team view (https://x.com/M25Marek/status/1896911082628727213)
Fork-Choice Enforced Inclusion Lists, FOCIL (https://ethresear.ch/t/fork-choice-enforced-inclusion-lists-focil-a-simple-committee-based-inclusion-list-proposal/19870)
Nethermind Surge rollup (https://www.surge.wtf/)
Timestamps:
(00:01:05) Comparing Pectra to prior upgrades
(00:03:10) Pectra mainnet timeline expectations
(00:05:12) Nethermind’s view on Fusaka scope
(00:18:08) Nethermind’s competitive edge
(00:24:44) Nethermind’s preparations for history expiry
(00:29:03) Marek and Lukasz’s future as core devs
(00:35:03) A word of thanks
This episode was recorded on Friday, March 21, 2025.
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ACDE #208: Something’s Gotta Give
On Ep.91 of Infinite Jungle, Christine shares her main takeaways from ACDE #208 where developers set an ambitious date for Pectra activation on Ethereum mainnet. They also reconfirmed the inclusion of EOF in the Fusaka upgrade and agreed to pursue the largest version of EOF in Fusaka with the addition of a few new EIPs. Finally, Christine announces her departure from Galaxy and the Infinite Jungle podcast. Due to her departure, Infinite Jungle Season 2 will be ending early. The final episode will air on Wednesday, April 2.
Show note links:
ACDE #208 call notes (https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/ethereum-all-core-developers-execution-call-208/)
Concerns about April 30 (https://x.com/philngo_/status/1905630338413396184)
Infinite Jungle guest episode with Danno Ferrin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tlzd_XMI0KE)
Concerns about EOF (https://hackmd.io/@pcaversaccio/eof-when-complexity-outweighs-necessity)
Ethereum protocol upgrade process document (https://github.com/ethereum/pm/pull/1409)
EIP 7883, ModExp gas cost increase (https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7883)
Christine’s X profile (https://x.com/christine_dkim)
Galaxy Research website (https://www.galaxy.com/insights/)
Timestamps:
(00:02:12) Hoodi testnet upgrade
(00:07:03) April 30
(00:17:34) Complete EOF
(00:29:11) Something’s gotta give
(00:35:29) Christine’s big announcement
This episode was recorded on Friday, March 28, 2025.
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Do Less: The Power of History Expiry on Ethereum
On Ep. 90 of Infinite Jungle, Christine interviews Piper Merriam, an Ethereum Foundation researcher leading efforts for history expiry on Ethereum. History expiry enables Ethereum nodes to prune old block and transaction data from their databases. It is estimated to free up 100s of GB worth of hard disk space. It is also expected to open the design space for differentiated and use case specific client software. Christine speaks to Merriam about the benefits, risks, and timeline for history expiry, as well as his views on why history expiry efforts are often underappreciated in the Ethereum community.
Guest:
Name: Piper Merriam
Title: Ethereum Foundation Researcher
Show note links:
The Portal Network (https://ethportal.net/)
Timestamps:
(00:01:00) How Piper got involved with Ethereum
(00:08:08) How history expiry enables node differentiation
(00:14:26) The risks of history expiry
(00:21:42) The game theory behind history expiry
(00:35:38) Meet the Portal team
(00:38:27) The history expiry timeline
(00:43:28) Piper’s motivation for working on Ethereum
This episode was recorded on Friday, March 21, 2025.
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ACDC #153: Pectra on Hoodi, The Final Testnet Upgrade
On Ep.89 of Infinite Jungle, Christine shares her main takeaways from ACDC #153 where developers reconfirmed next steps for Pectra testing, discussed the strategy for history expiry, and debated the merits of EIP 7688 for the Fusaka upgrade.
Show note links:
Hoodi blockchain explorer (https://dora.hoodi.ethpandaops.io/)
EIP 7688, Forward compatible consensus data structures (https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-7688)
EIP 4788, Beacon block root in the EVM (https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-4788)
ACDC #153 call notes (https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/ethereum-all-core-developers-consensus-call-153/)
Timestamps:
(00:01:29) Hoodi is alive!
(00:05:25) Concerns about the history expiry timeline
(00:20:54) Concerns about the scope of Fusaka
This episode was recorded on Friday, March 21, 2025.
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Is ETH Gas or Sound Money? w/Camila Russo
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.
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This is a podcast about the evolution of Ethereum. Hosted weekly by Galaxy Research’s Christine Kim, the show dives into the ways Ethereum as an ecosystem is changing, covering broad trends and narratives that are shaping the way people use Ethereum and think about the value of Ethereum.
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