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

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.