Can ETHlabs Escape the Ethereum Foundation's Habits? : Uneasy Money

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A new R&D lab called ETHlabs has split from the Ethereum Foundation, backed by Bitmine and Joe Lubin, with a stated mission to make Ethereum the settlement layer of the global economy. Its first research target, a '15 minute finality problem,' leaves all three hosts asking who it actually helps. Kain Warwick, Taylor Monahan, and Luca Netz debate whether a breakaway staffed largely by ex-EF people can escape the Foundation's culture and communication habits, or whether it just rebuilds a smaller version of the thing it left. Hosts: ⭐️ Kain Warwick - Host of Uneasy Money and Founder of Infinex and Synthetix - https://x.com/kaiynne ⭐️ Luca Netz - Co-host of Uneasy Money and CEO of Pudgy Penguins / Igloo Inc - https://x.com/LucaNetz ⭐️ Taylor Monahan - Co-host of Uneasy Money and Security Expert - https://x.com/tayvano_ This clip is from a longer conversation on ETHlabs and the Ethereum Foundation. Full episode here: https://youtube.com/live/bS_SJS1rwaE We go live every Wednesday - subscribe to catch it live. Sponsor: 👉 Cape: Your biggest crypto vulnerability isn't your wallet, it's your phone number. Cape is America's privacy-first mobile carrier that rotates your SIM identity daily and blocks SIM swaps before they happen. Get 33% off your first six months at https://cape.co/unchained (use code: UNCHAINED). Chapters: 🧪 00:00 What ETHlabs is and the mission to make Ethereum the settlement layer 🕒 01:48 Why leading with the '15 minute finality problem' feels like the wrong start 🪞 02:27 Taylor's worry: does a team of ex-EF people just rebuild a mini EF? 💰 05:49 The independence question when your funders are the biggest ETH holders 🗣️ 07:28 Kain on why inscrutable communication is the EF's real export 🎯 09:07 Luca and Kain on what Ethereum should actually be pitching ⛓️ 12:19 Can a breakaway lab ship anything through Ethereum's governance? _______________________________________________________ #bitcoin #ethereum #crypto #cryptocurrencies _______________________________________________________ Subscribe to our channel! Website → https://unchainedcrypto.com Unchained Daily Newsletter (FREE!)→ https://unchainedcrypto.beehiiv.com/subscribe/ Unchained X → https://x.com/unchained_pod Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1123922160?ls=1 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1cJrrfGY1SKBIRn5noKSAf?si=6SI4qIcRTEO7EhOe0V9n4w RSS Feed → https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LSHML4761942757 Unchained: Your no-hype resource for all things crypto!