04 August 2021 · 0 min read

Ethereum EIP-1559 Expert Panel

In this video, Tim Beiko, Ethereum Core developer moderates a discussion between Barnabe Monnot, Research Scientist at Ethereum Foundation, Hasu, crypto researcher at Paradigm, @LightClients, and Mican Zoltu as they talk about upcoming Ethereum London Fork and much anticipated EIP-1559 implementation.

Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro
8:00 Understanding EIP 1559
ETH Research post: https://ethresear.ch/t/first-and-second-price-auctions-and-improved-transaction-fee-markets/2410
20:34 Changing Metrics
26:21 Improving User Experience
Micah’s article: https://medium.com/coinmonks/a-tale-of-two-pricing-schemes-dc9c8717906
33:45 Advice for Smart Contract Devs
JSON RPC Changes: https://hackmd.io/@timbeiko/1559-json-rpc
42:30 Miners, Burning Fees, and MEV
53:52 Clarifying MEV and Gas Prices
57:00 EIP 1559 on Geth
1:04:44 Hasu's Turning Point on ETH
1:11:11 David & Ryan ask Community Questions
1:15:51 Fifteen Fifty-Nine
1:19:40 Old Transactions in a New Paradigm
1:22:00 Stuck & Pending Transactions
1:24:16 Changing Monetary Policy
1:36:01 Manipulating Block Size
1:39:58 Discussing Timelines
1:47:25 Closing & Disclaimers

The talk was live-streamed on August 3, 2021.