{"podcast":{"title":"Markets Outlook","slug":"markets-outlook-620838","podcast_index_feed_id":620838,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CDI2326188157","website_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/podcasts/markets-daily","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/42ae06c2-7df4-11f0-875d-2b8a06eac9e8/image/a74d1a4f6baaf2db05e9014a5f69b953.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"CoinDesk","episode_count":1713,"summary":"Tune in as CoinDesk runs down the action across crypto markets and some of the most important recent industry developments.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T08:21:48.953556+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/markets-outlook-620838"},"episode":{"title":"Ethereum Must Move Faster or Risk Losing Its Edge Says Starkware Founder | Markets Outlook","slug":"ethereum-must-move-faster-or-risk-losing-its-edge-says-starkware-founder-markets-outlook","published_at":"2026-07-10T14:54:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/markets-outlook-620838/ethereum-must-move-faster-or-risk-losing-its-edge-says-starkware-founder-markets-outlook","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/markets-outlook-620838","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CDI2835126254.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CDI2835126254.mp3","summary":"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 - This episode is brought to you by RealFi, a smarter stablecoin, backed by real-world assets. Find out more at realfi.co. - Ledn provides a secure and transparent way to access liquidity while maintaining your bitcoin holdings. Perfect 8 year track record of keeping clients assets safe. Don't sell your bitcoin. Get a bitcoin-backed loan. Check out your rate by using their loan calculator at ledn.io - JPEG Trading is a global proprietary trading firm specializing in cryptocurrency and decentralized finance markets. From market structure and liquidity provision to quantitative trading strategies, JPEG Trading operates across the full spectrum of…","meta_description":"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 ambitio…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1374,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/markets-outlook-620838/episodes/ethereum-must-move-faster-or-risk-losing-its-edge-says-starkware-founder-markets-outlook/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/markets-outlook-620838/ethereum-must-move-faster-or-risk-losing-its-edge-says-starkware-founder-markets-outlook.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}