The Realignment With Max Resnick

Welcome back to The Gwart Show! We’re re-joined by Max Resnick (@MaxResnick1) of the Special Mechanisms Group (@specialmech) to discuss Ethereum's potential shift towards faster block times and multi-proposer systems. He explores the implications for L2s, MEV, and market structure. The conversation covers Ethereum's comp21etitiveness with Solana, the future of DeFi, and the challenges of centralization in crypto. Timestamps: 00:00 Start 01:06 Matt's background 02:47 ETH vibes right now 04:39 Consensus around new EIPs 09:47 Node burdens 13:22 What about the L2 roadmap 16:47 Did ETH just rug L2s? 18:11 The future of roll ups 21:25 Is Base extracting value from users? 24:25 What is the multi-proposer? 25:39 Community response 27:12 Outcompeted by Solana 29:50 Who doesn't agree? 30:43 Changes for block builders 32:21 What does ETH Foundation think? 33:01 Benefits of 2 sec block times? 35:15 Trading back to L1? 37:11 L1 value = MEV available 40:42 Yield APR & loan APR converge? 41:45 Is the end game 100% staked ETH? 44:56 Moral judgements leading development 45:47 Restaking 48:14 Why does ETH win against Solana? 52:06 Infrastructure vs apps 54:01 What apps are unlocks 54:44 Stablecoin chokepoints 1:01:12 MEV on Solana 1:06:50 Future of AMMs 1:07:12 Trusted execution environments 1:09:56 SUAVE 1:11:57 Service provider adoption of EIPs Follow our host: @gwartygwart Follow our guest on Twitter: @MaxResnick1 👋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