Christine D. Kim shares the final bi-weekly brief of Season 1 of the Ready for Merge podcast, recapping the latest developments in Bitcoin and Ethereum protocol development.

She also breaks down the latest developments surrounding the Clarity Act, a major cryptocurrency market-structure bill advancing in the U.S. Senate, highlighting its implications for open-source developers, self-custody rights, and the growing role of decentralization as a legal framework for regulating digital assets.

Finally, Christine shares how listeners can continue to follow major developments in blockchain technology throughout the summer via her newsletters and events.

This episode was recorded on May 19, 2026.

Timestamps:

(1:53) Ethereum development updates

(7:55) Bitcoin development updates

(12:07) What is the Clarity Act? 

(14:49) Why the Clarity Act matters  

(25:05) How to stay up-to-date on blockchain development through the summer

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