Ready for Merge

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A podcast about what’s ready for merge in Ethereum and Bitcoin Core— the world’s most valuable open-source protocols. christinedkim.substack.com

  1. 20. Mai

    Ready for Merge Ep. 30 👾

    Christine D. Kim shares the final bi-weekly brief of Season 1 of the Ready for Merge podcast, recapping the latest developments in Bitcoin and Ethereum protocol development. She also breaks down the latest developments surrounding the Clarity Act, a major cryptocurrency market-structure bill advancing in the U.S. Senate, highlighting its implications for open-source developers, self-custody rights, and the growing role of decentralization as a legal framework for regulating digital assets. Finally, Christine shares how listeners can continue to follow major developments in blockchain technology throughout the summer via her newsletters and events. This episode was recorded on May 19, 2026. Timestamps: (1:53) Ethereum development updates (7:55) Bitcoin development updates (12:07) What is the Clarity Act?  (14:49) Why the Clarity Act matters   (25:05) How to stay up-to-date on blockchain development through the summer Enjoying this content?  Subscribe to the newsletter: https://christinedkim.substack.com/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ready4merge Follow on X: https://x.com/ready4merge Interested in sponsoring the show? inquiry@protocolwatch.com Get full access to Christine D. Kim at christinedkim.substack.com/subscribe

  2. 13. Mai

    Ready for Merge Ep. 29 👾

    Meet Ben, a developer who works full-time on the Ethereum execution layer (EL) client, Nethermind. In just over two years, Ben has become one of the top three contributors to the Nethermind codebase — a remarkable leap for someone who once dismissed cryptocurrencies entirely. In this interview, Ben recounts how he found his calling working as a full-time Ethereum client developer and the twists and turns in his journey that led him through building online games and contributing to Microsoft’s .NET ecosystem to becoming one of Nethermind’s most prolific contributors. This interview was recorded on August 13, 2025. Timestamps: (0:49) Show announcements (1:23) Ben’s biggest contribution to Ethereum (19:59) Ben’s view on Ethereum leadership (31:50) What an average day looks like as a Nethermind developer  (39:38) Rapid fire questions Enjoying this content?  Subscribe to the newsletter: https://christinedkim.substack.com/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ready4merge Follow on X: https://x.com/ready4merge Interested in sponsoring the show? inquiry@protocolwatch.com Get full access to Christine D. Kim at christinedkim.substack.com/subscribe

    Ready for Merge Ep. 29 👾

  3. 6. Mai

    Ready for Merge Ep. 28 👾

    In this episode of Ready for Merge, Christine D. Kim shares updates from the Soldøgn Interop, a week-long gathering of Ethereum protocol developers and researchers organized by the Ethereum Foundation. She also highlights a newly disclosed high-severity bug impacting outdated versions of Bitcoin Core. She then unpacks the ongoing fallout from the KelpDAO hack and DeFi United recovery efforts. The episode closes by questioning whether crypto products like strkBTC and stablecoins truly deliver on the promise of private, permissionless money.  This episode was recorded on May 5, 2026. Timestamps: (0:54) Show announcements (1:29) Soldøgn Interop takeaways (3:12) High severity bug in Bitcoin Core v28 (6:02) DeFi United fund recovery efforts  (10:50) What type of privacy strkBTC enables Enjoying this content?  Subscribe to the newsletter: https://christinedkim.substack.com/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ready4merge Follow on X: https://x.com/ready4merge Interested in sponsoring the show? inquiry@protocolwatch.com  Get full access to Christine D. Kim at christinedkim.substack.com/subscribe

  4. 29. Apr.

    Ready for Merge Ep. 27 👾

    In this Ready for Merge episode, Christine D. Kim interviews Philip Ngo, a developer working on the Ethereum consensus layer (CL) client, Lodestar. Phil recounts his transition from the Canadian Armed Forces to working full-time on Lodestar for Chainsafe Systems. He shares what motivated him to make a career jump into crypto and his vision for the future of Ethereum protocol development.  This interview was recorded on July 23, 2025. Timestamps: (1:41) Show announcements (3:06) Phil’s biggest contribution to Ethereum (3:47) Phil’s career before Ethereum (13:51) What it’s like project managing the Lodestar client (29:35) The pressures of open-source development (53:07) What Phil plans to do next (54:30) Rapid-fire questions Enjoying this content?  Subscribe to the newsletter: https://christinedkim.substack.com/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ready4merge Follow on X: https://x.com/ready4merge Interested in sponsoring the show? inquiry@protocolwatch.com Get full access to Christine D. Kim at christinedkim.substack.com/subscribe

    Ready for Merge Ep. 27 👾

  5. 22. Apr.

    Ready for Merge Ep. 26 👾

    In this Ready for Merge episode, Christine D. Kim discusses the fallout from the KelpDAO and Layer Zero exploit. For many, this incident is radically redefining what decentralised finance (DeFi) means and the true value of blockchain-based applications.  This episode was recorded on April 21, 2026. Timestamps: (1:04) Show announcements (2:11) Bitcoin Core updates (4:32) Ethereum client updates (10:22) Overview of the KelpDAO and LayerZero hack (14:24) The Arbitrum Security Council’s response (17:37) The differences between DeFi and CeFi (26:28) Why public blockchains matter Enjoying this content?  Subscribe to the newsletter: https://christinedkim.substack.com/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ready4merge Follow on X: https://x.com/ready4merge Interested in sponsoring the show? inquiry@protocolwatch.com  Get full access to Christine D. Kim at christinedkim.substack.com/subscribe

    Ready for Merge Ep. 26 👾

  6. 15. Apr.

    Ready for Merge Ep. 25 👾

    Meet Tomás, one of the lead maintainers of Ethrex, a minimalist Ethereum execution layer (EL) client written in Rust. Before working in crypto, Tomás was a software engineer working on projects related to robotics, tourism, and video games.  A few years into his career, Tomás joined a boutique software company called Lambda Class, where he and his peers won contracts and received grants to build software for public blockchains such as Starknet and Ethereum.  Through these projects, Tomás and his team at Lambda Class became more invested in the development of Ethereum and eventually in the creation of Ethrex, a new, Rust-based execution-layer client built primarily for Layer 2 protocols.  In this interview, Tomás shares his journey to becoming a full-time Ethereum developer and his views on the future of Ethereum development.  This interview was recorded on April 10, 2026. Timestamps: (2:02) Tomás’s biggest contribution to Ethereum (4:00) How Tomás got into crypto (6:29) Why Lambda Class decided to build Ethrex (13:48) How Ethrex differs from other Ethereum clients (22:11) Tomás’s view on the main development priorities of Ethereum (36:03) Ethereum upgrade timeline expectations (45:36) Rapid-fire questions round  Links:  - Tomás Arjovsky X: https://x.com/TArjovsky GitHub: https://github.com/Arkenan - Lambda Class Official Website: https://lambdaclass.com/ - Ethrex Official repository: https://github.com/lambdaclass/ethrex Enjoying this content?  Subscribe to the newsletter: https://christinedkim.substack.com/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ready4merge Follow on X: https://x.com/ready4merge Interested in sponsoring the show? inquiry@protocolwatch.com Get full access to Christine D. Kim at christinedkim.substack.com/subscribe

    Ready for Merge Ep. 25 👾

  7. 8. Apr.

    Ready for Merge Ep. 24 👾

    Christine D. Kim shares high-level updates on the upgrades planned for Bitcoin Core and Ethereum. She also dives into groundbreaking findings by the Google Quantum AI team on the feasibility of quantum attacks on public blockchains, and the responses by the Bitcoin and Ethereum developer communities.  This episode was recorded on April 7, 2026. Timestamps: (0:52) Show announcements (2:28) Bitcoin Core v31 updates (6:58) Ethereum Glamsterdam developments (11:29) Ethereum Hegota upgrade planning (15:00) Google’s quantum crypto whitepaper (26:37) Next week’s show Enjoying this content?  Subscribe to the newsletter: https://christinedkim.substack.com/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ready4merge Follow on X: https://x.com/ready4merge Interested in sponsoring the show? inquiry@protocolwatch.com  Get full access to Christine D. Kim at christinedkim.substack.com/subscribe

    Ready for Merge Ep. 24 👾

  8. 1. Apr.

    Ready for Merge Ep. 23 👾

    In this episode, Christine D. Kim discusses Bitcoin developer community-building, culture, and events with niftynei from Bitcoin++ and Charlie Spears from Blockspace Media.  This interview was recorded on April 1, 2026. Timestamps: (1:23) What Charlie and niftynei do in Bitcoin (5:50) Changes in the Bitcoin developer community culture (12:12) Navigating the politics of Bitcoin development  (17:40) Bridging the gap between Bitcoin developers and institutions (29:09) niftynei’s goal and vision for Bitcoin++ (37:17) The need for better Bitcoin UX Links:  Niftynei’s X profile (https://x.com/niftynei)    Charlie Spears’ X profile (https://x.com/cbspears)    Blockspace Media (https://blockspace.media/)  Opnext Conference (https://opnext.dev/)  Bitcoin++ Events (https://btcpp.dev/)  OpenSats (https://opensats.org/)  Enjoying this content?  Subscribe to the newsletter: https://christinedkim.substack.com/ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ready4merge Follow on X: https://x.com/ready4merge Interested in sponsoring the show? inquiry@protocolwatch.com  Get full access to Christine D. Kim at christinedkim.substack.com/subscribe

    Ready for Merge Ep. 23 👾
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A podcast about what’s ready for merge in Ethereum and Bitcoin Core— the world’s most valuable open-source protocols. christinedkim.substack.com

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