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Canton: enterprise blockchain or just TradFi LARPing? Meanwhile, open source drama keeps spiraling, AI is winning, humans are coping, and Ethereum is having their typical existential crisis. And yes, wishful_cynic is absolutely cheering Ethereum on. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:07 ZKsync vs. Canton: What Counts as a Real Blockchain? 04:44...

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