I've listened to this episode twice now, and I recommend that you do the same.
Lean Ethereum is an extremely ambitious undertaking that will scale both L1 & L2 by an order of magnitude, whilst significantly reducing the complexity of the chain.
Ethereum's future is strong.

LIVE NOW — @ethereum Beast Mode - Scaling L1 to 10k and Beyond | @drakefjustin
TPS without datacenters: validators flip from executing to verifying.
We cover:
- Execute → Verify and real-time zk (<12s)
- On-prem provers (~10 kW)
- 3×/year gas target (EIP-7938)
- “Fort mode”:

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