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Trent Van Epps

Trent Van Epps

Protocol Guild organizer and Ethereum core developer funding advocate; former Ethereum Foundation protocol coordinator.

Jun 25, 2026

12:43
In your view, I mean, if you look five to 10 years down the line, what does the Ethereum ecosystem look like?
12:51
Five to 10 years down the line, um, yeah, sometimes it's, in core development, it's hard to project out two years, but I'll, I'll entertain your question and give it a shot.
13:01
Five to 10 years down the line, we have a robust set of complimentary institutions that have a clear understanding of h- what their strengths are, where they work well together.
13:12
This will probably include the Ethereum Foundation, um, maybe in a more narrowly circumscribed role.
13:18
It will certainly include new organizations, potentially the Eth Labs, which launched earlier this week.
13:25
Um, very exciting, uh, to see a new institution kind of, and the excitement that it generates.
13:31
So I'm, I'm massively, uh, interested in seeing what they're able to produce and the directions that they can take research and product development, and who, who they can engage with.
16:05
What would you like to see change?
12:43
In your view, I mean, if you look five to 10 years down the line, what does the Ethereum ecosystem look like?
12:51
Five to 10 years down the line, um, yeah, sometimes it's, in core development, it's hard to project out two years, but I'll, I'll entertain your question and give it a shot.
13:01
Five to 10 years down the line, we have a robust set of complimentary institutions that have a clear understanding of h- what their strengths are, where they work well together.
13:12
This will probably include the Ethereum Foundation, um, maybe in a more narrowly circumscribed role.
13:18
It will certainly include new organizations, potentially the Eth Labs, which launched earlier this week.
13:25
Um, very exciting, uh, to see a new institution kind of, and the excitement that it generates.
13:31
So I'm, I'm massively, uh, interested in seeing what they're able to produce and the directions that they can take research and product development, and who, who they can engage with.
16:05
What would you like to see change?

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