About this episode

Eli Ben-Sasson discusses the need for Ethereum to accelerate its development to maintain its competitive edge against newer blockchains.

Is Ethereum moving too slow? On today's Markets Outlook, StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson tells CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie why he believes Ethereum's ambitious roadmap must move faster—or risk losing its first-mover advantage to newer, more modern blockchains. He also explains why quantum readiness has become an urgent priority and shares his vision for a durable, peer-to-peer financial system built on true economic freedom. Plus, in this week's Brand New Rails, we speak with Backpack CEO Armani Ferrante after Backpack Securities' tokenized SpaceX stock (SPCX) surpassed $1 billion in trading volume. - Timecodes: 00:00 - Eli Ben-Sasson Joins Markets Outlook 01:07 - Eli’s Take on Vitalik's Ethereum Roadmap 03:23 - What Eli Would Do Differently: Speed and StarkNet Lessons 04:34 - What's at Stake if Ethereum Falls Behind 06:04 - What Ethereum Needs Now: Speed and Governance Transparency 09:25 - Brand New Rails: SpaceX IPO Drives Record Tokenized Equity Trading 11:16 - Recursive STARKs and Ethereum's Upgrade Path 13:01 - Quantum Computing: Can Ethereum Move Fast Enough? 16:58 - Privacy Wars: Zcash, Ethereum, and the Race for a Standard - This episode is brought to you by RealFi, a…

People in this episode

Host: Jennifer Sanasie

Guest: Eli Ben-Sasson

Topics covered

• Ethereum development
• blockchain technology
• financial systems
• quantum computing
• tokenized equity
• governance transparency

Keywords

• Ethereum
• StarkWare
• quantum readiness
• tokenized stocks
• financial freedom
• blockchain governance

Sponsors

RealFi, Ledn

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: StarkWare, Ethereum, Backpack, CoinDesk, SpaceX

More episodes of Markets Outlook

• Inside the CASHCAT Bet That Paid $1.2 Million | Markets Outlook · July 16, 2026 · 28 min
• Why Markus Thielen Says Bitcoin's Pain Isn't Over Yet | Markets Outlook · July 2, 2026 · 21 min
• Ethereum Is Facing A Critical Funding Gap, Says Ex-EF Member | Markets Outlook · June 25, 2026 · 18 min
• Why Arthur Hayes Says Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Is a Dove Despite Hawkish Reputation | Markets Outlook · June 19, 2026 · 11 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Markets Outlook podcast page.