L2s, Apps, and Stake Centralization With 0xMert

Welcome back to The Gwart Show! We we’re down in Nashville recording some shows, but this week we have something a bit different with Mert, CEO of Helius and co-host of a BlockWorks podcast. So, it's a podcast with a podcaster today. We go through Solana's ecosystem, including MEV and architecture. Mert shares insights on Fire Dancer, state compression and Helius, while addressing criticisms and challenges. Timestamps 00:00 Start 00:50 Mert's background 01:16 ETHCC experience 03:26 ETHCC takeaways 08:16 Can't L2s just get along! 11:01 Is ETH following SOL? 15:40 Base sequencing 20:02 What's exciting now? 27:47 Apps now & future 32:38 Will Solana be NASDAQ on chain? 36:18 MEV on Solana 39:21 Is MEV inevitable? 46:02 Stake-weighted QoS (Quality-of-Service) 48:49 DDOSing RPCs 50:12 Is Stake-weighted QoS centralizing? 51:59 Will Solana become the Helius-chain? Follow our host: @gwartygwart Follow our guest on Twitter: @0xMert_ 👋The Gwart Show is proudly presented by Ellipsis Labs! Ellipsis Labs is building foundational products in DeFi. Their first product @PhoenixTrade is the leading orderbook DEX on Solana. The team is growing—visit ellipsislabs.xyz for engineering opportunities. Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter by clicking here. Questions or want to sponsor? [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices