In this news roundup, Rich and Matt cover Vitalik Buterin’s comments regarding Meta, the immense venture capital pouring into web3 during this “crypto winter,” and the enormous implications of Ethereum 2.0, proof of stake, and “The Merge.”

We’ll discuss:
The changing dynamic between users and corporate entities in a decentralized web3 landscape.
Despite a “crypto winter,” the immense blockchain, web3 project development and investments underway.
How Ethereum moving from proof of work to proof of stake will fundamentally change the broader web3 ecosystem.