What will 2020 mean for Ethereum?

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Conversation covers Ethereum 2.0 rollout details: phase zero imminent, move to proof-of-stake and sharding with estimated 100–300x throughput gains, plus planned merges and layer‑2 rollups. Reports concrete advances in ZK rollup proving times (orders of magnitude faster), an enterprise-linked supply‑chain POC due March 4, IP‑1559 fee reform and its burn effects on ether economics, rising non‑custodial exchanges (Loopring ZK rollup), identity work (YouPort, DIDs, Certo) and specific risks around flash loans and oracle design.

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1. 0:00Origins of Ethereum
2. 3:42Reflecting on Devcon 1
3. 6:16ConsenSys and Foundation
4. 9:24The UK Ethereum community
5. 11:53Enterprise and mainnet
6. 18:38Ethereum 2.0 and scaling
7. 22:42Governance disagreements
8. 24:56Lessons from DeFi evolution
9. 28:20Future ecosystem developments
10. 32:45Underrated vs overrated
11. 43:43Memories and final thoughts
12. 45:36Audience Q&A

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