Is The Merge Priced In? with Hal Press & Ryan Berckmans

<p>Is the Merge Priced In? The Ethereum Proof-of-Stake Merge looms around the corner, but how do the markets feel about it?</p> <p>Ryan Berckmans and Hal Press have a mutually bullish discussion about the Ethereum network today, tomorrow, and long-term. They're both bullish ETH, but differ on how it's going to play out.</p> <p>This is our favorite kind of debate. </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 Chainlink | Register for SmartCon 2022 with promo code “BANKLESS”<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/smartcon">https://bankless.cc/smartcon</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER:          https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/  <br /> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST:                 http://podcast.banklesshq.com/  </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>🌱 LENS | ACCESS CODE: MINTME<br /> https://bankless.cc/Lens</p> <p>🚀 ROCKET POOL | ETH STAKING<br /> https://bankless.cc/RocketPool</p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</p> <p>🦁 BRAVE | THE BROWSER NATIVE WALLET<br /> https://bankless.cc/Brave</p> <p>🌉 JUNO | BRIDGE FIAT TO LAYER 2<br /> https://bankless.cc/Juno</p> <p>⚡️ ZKSYNC | THE LAYER 2 SCALING ENDGAME<br /> https://bankless.cc/zkSync</p> <p>-----<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 7:00 Hal & Ryan Thesis<br /> 18:28 The Merge is Happening<br /> 23:30 A Crowded Trade<br /> 29:23 Risks and Catalysts<br /> 36:10 Structural Significance<br /> 41:40 Blockspace Demand<br /> 46:40 Real vs Nominal Return<br /> 50:30 Miners vs Validators<br /> 56:00 Proof of Stake Wins<br /> 59:00 Store of Value<br /> 1:09:45 The Flippening<br /> 1:18:00 Price Predictions</p> <p>-----<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Hal Press <br /> https://twitter.com/NorthRockLP</p> <p>Ryan Berckmans<br /> https://twitter.com/ryanberckmans</p> <p>-----<br /> Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.</p> <p>Discl