Today we're talking EVM, specifically how Mega ETH and Monad are planning to make Ethereum SUPER fast. We answer: 1 - Which is faster, more decentralized, and more censorship-resistant? 2 - How did Monad and MegaETH build large communities before even launching a testnet, let alone a mainnet? 3 - What are their thoughts on criticism that building with the EVM is like building on quicksand? Could this eat at Solana's value proposition? ------ 🌊 KELP | Deposit ETH with Gain today https://kelpdao.xyz/gain/?utm_source=Bankless  ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🐙KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://k.xyz/bankless-pod-q2    ⁠  🦄UNISWAP | BROWSER EXTENSION https://bankless.cc/uniswap  ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM ⁠https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum  🛞MANTLE | MODULAR LAYER 2 NETWORK https://bankless.cc/Mantle    🌐 OBOL | STAKE ON DVs, SCALE ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/obol  🗣️TOKU | CRYPTO EMPLOYMENT  https://bankless.cc/toku  ------ ✨ Mint the episode on Zora ✨ https://zora.co/collect/zora:0x0c294913a7596b427add7dcbd6d7bbfc7338d53f/54?referrer=0x077Fe9e96Aa9b20Bd36F1C6290f54F8717C5674E  ------ TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Start 00:05:48 Intro To Monad 00:11:47 How Does Monad Fit Into Ethereum? 00:14:08 What is Mega ETH? 00:18:31 Similarites and Differences 00:21:38 Architectual Impact 00:28:58 Decentralization - Monad 00:34:56 Decentralization - Mega 00:39:43 Who's More Decentralized? 00:49:27 In Summary 00:57:24 Software Effeciency 01:06:50 Monolithic vs Modular 01:15:11 Community 01:28:37 Why Choose The EVM? 01:33:07 When Mainnet? ------ RESOURCES Lei Yang: https://x.com/yangl1996  Keone Hon: https://x.com/keoneHD  ------ Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures⁠