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E121: Arbitrum Creator: Ethereum’s Future is Brighter than Ever

2025/5/16

When Shift Happens Podcast

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E121: Arbitrum Creator: Ethereum’s Future is Brighter than Ever

When Shift Happens Podcast

Introduction

Partnerships

From Researcher to CEO: Steven Goldfeder's Journey

The Birth of Arbitrum

Avoiding Founder Conflicts and the Cost to Kill Bitcoin

First Google Internship and Early Failures

PhD in Cryptography and MPCs

How MPC Secures Crypto

Why Write a Book and Discovering Bitcoin

What Ethereum Success Looks Like

Going All In on Arbitrum and Challenging the Tech Status Quo

Understanding Layer 2 Solutions and Solana’s Biggest Problems

The “Ethereum Doesn’t Work” Debate and Fragmentation Across Chains

Wallet UX: Phantom vs MetaMask

Arbitrum vs Other L2s and Becoming the Layer 2 Leader

Getting Robinhood on Arbitrum and the Best Players in L2 Space

Defining Arbitrum’s Success and Non-Consensus Beliefs

Concluding Remarks

Shownotes Transcript

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When Shift Happens Podcast

Introduction

Partnerships

From Researcher to CEO: Steven Goldfeder's Journey

The Birth of Arbitrum

Avoiding Founder Conflicts and the Cost to Kill Bitcoin

First Google Internship and Early Failures

PhD in Cryptography and MPCs

How MPC Secures Crypto

Why Write a Book and Discovering Bitcoin

What Ethereum Success Looks Like

Going All In on Arbitrum and Challenging the Tech Status Quo

Understanding Layer 2 Solutions and Solana’s Biggest Problems

The “Ethereum Doesn’t Work” Debate and Fragmentation Across Chains

Wallet UX: Phantom vs MetaMask

Arbitrum vs Other L2s and Becoming the Layer 2 Leader

Getting Robinhood on Arbitrum and the Best Players in L2 Space

Defining Arbitrum’s Success and Non-Consensus Beliefs

Concluding Remarks

Shownotes Transcript

E121: Arbitrum Creator: Ethereum’s Future is Brighter than Ever