Ethereum Is Either Failing… Or Evolving Into Something Much Bigger w/ John Gillen

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John Gillen discusses the current state of Ethereum and its future direction amidst an identity crisis.

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People in this episode

Host: The Milk Road Show

Guest: John Gillen

Topics covered

• Ethereum
• crypto ecosystem
• decentralization
• market trends
• identity crisis

Keywords

• Ethereum
• crypto
• decentralization
• market analysis
• Vitalik
• John Gillen
• Nexo
• Cape
• Kalshi

Sponsors

Nexo, Cape, Kalshi

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Organizations: Milk Road

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