Building a Post-Merge World

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Post-merge infrastructure needs are concrete: home validators now run two programs (consensus + execution), require JWT setup and stronger hardware so Raspberry Pi struggles while new boards like Rock 5 work; clients report sync and performance bugs with Geth, Lighthouse and Nimbus but basic operation succeeds. Protocol moves include withdrawals incoming and EIP-4844 which may add 200–400 GB extra storage and extra network load. MEV/MEV‑Boost is live, causing late proposals and partial block censorship concerns.

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1. 0:00Welcome
2. 3:51Merge impact reflections
3. 8:29Node requirements rise
4. 16:44Modular client challenges
5. 18:53Post-Merge opportunities
6. 24:51Shanghai upgrade priorities
7. 29:49Light clients future
8. 30:32MEV and censorship risks
9. 36:15Closing

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