The public sale of crypto’s newest L2 sold out and allocations were revealed Thursday. But can MegaETH succeed in building a UX similar to Web2? On @unchained_pod, MegaETH’s @hotpot_dao & @amiralmaimani joined me to discuss: ⏱ Real-time blockchain (10ms latency) 🔁 Rotating sequencers 💰 Why they skipped an airdrop 🔥 $MEGA tokenomics and utility 👷 How they are attracting world-class builders Timestamps: 🚀 0:00 Introduction 🧱 1:47 Why #MegaETH chose to build as an Ethereum layer 2, not a new layer 1 ⚡ 5:10 How it plans to stand out from #Arbitrum, #Base, and other successful L2s 🔓 9:53 Why Shuyao says many L2s are actually more decentralized than L1s 🧩 11:16 Whether MegaETH plans to decentralize its sequencer 💰 13:43 The utility of the $MEGA token—and how Tesla and Ethereum inspired it 📍 16:58 How “proximity markets” work ⛽ 18:09 How MegaETH designed its gas model and tokenomics 🎯 21:28 The philosophy behind the public sales 😬 25:13 Why Shuyao says the soulbound NFT sale didn’t go as planned 📊 27:29 How MegaETH decided allocations in its latest sale 🙅‍♂️ 30:39 Why the team rejected the airdrop model entirely 🤝 32:00 How early community members earned 25% of the sale allocation 🕵️‍♀️ 34:46 How MegaETH scored onchain users and detected Sybil clusters 💳 39:36 Why MegaETH has its own native stablecoin, USDm 👷 41:34 How the project hopes to attract the best builders 🔥 46:00 The kinds of apps that are “only possible” on MegaETH 🎯 50:35 What’s next for MegaETH

It makes me feel better than 1x is the top answer because I’m a 1xer unless I’m on deadline, and I’m constantly meeting people who do 2x, and in my less proud moments, it makes me feel insecure 😂

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A group of everyday Americans was forced to learn how Ethereum works and this was the result

The entire Polymarket team and Kalshi team need to go on an ayahuasca retreat together

Bitcoin miners want in on the AI boom. 🤖⚡️ On @bitsandbips, @steven_ehrlich talks with Needham & Company's John Todaro & @HCWCO's Kevin Dede about: 💰 Why miners are chasing HPC demand 📉 Falling mining profitability 🏗️ Whether they can actually pivot to AI Timestamps: 💡 0:00 Introduction 🏗️ 3:23 Why investors suddenly care about miners’ HPC capacity 📈 9:08 Why the Bitcoin Mining Index is outperforming BTC itself 🤖 12:49 Can AI demand really live up to the hype? ⚠️ 16:31 The red flags investors should be watching 💰 20:50 Why debt levels could make or break mining firms 🔄 23:14 Can miners truly pivot and deliver on the AI promise? 📊 29:42 Why hashprice is falling even as hashrate rises 🚀 34:02 The long-term potential for Bitcoin mining operations 🏦 42:07 Bitcoin miners vs. holding BTC on balance sheets 🇺🇸 51:10 The future of Bitcoin mining in the United States 🔁 57:08 Could miners pivot to securing other assets? 🧠 59:22 Should the U.S. government buy a stake in Bitcoin miners?

Airdrops built crypto’s biggest communities — but MegaETH’s team calls them broken. 🪙 @amiralmaimani told me they opted for public sales to reward long-term commitment, not short-term hype. Does that trade-off make sense?

Highly recommend you listen to this pod to get mega pilled

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Worth a listen.

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Most rollups promise to decentralize their sequencers eventually. MegaETH says it won’t. @hotpot_dao tells me why — and how a single rotating sequencer could still resist censorship. A practical choice or a philosophical break? 🤔

⏱ 10 milliseconds. That’s how fast MegaETH’s testnet runs. @hotpot_dao says this “real-time blockchain” could make crypto feel like Web2. If she’s right, it could unlock a whole new class of apps. ⚡️

“At some point in December, we’ll hit an all-time high.” 💥 @joevezz says bitcoin could sneak to $130K once sentiment flips and capital rotates back in.

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A POST ON CRYPTO MARKET CRASHES In Tradfi you have regulated market makers, who are legally and contractually required to provide liquidity / make markets. For example: NYSE Designated Market Makers (DMMs): assigned specific stocks and contractually required to maintain orderly markets. This includes posting continuous two-sided quotes within defined parameters, even during volatile periods, under SEC and NYSE rules. Nasdaq Market Makers: must register with FINRA and are obligated under Rule 4613 to provide continuous quotes within a maximum spread. They can’t just “disappear” without regulatory penalties or loss of their market-making status. In cases of extreme volatility these market makers can widen spreads or temporarily halt quoting, but outright withdrawal is heavily restricted and penalized. In crypto, market makers have no regulatory or contractual obligation to provide liquidity. During crashes, they can and do withdraw, leading to massive liquidity gaps and amplified price drops. THIS MUST CHANGE

Hahaha they are truly vile. I loved the article Laura, for whatever thats worth.

New here? Welcome to crypto. 👋 Yann Allemann of Swissblock says this kind of volatility is normal — he’s seen it every cycle.