The Next Big Unlock For Institutional Adoption of ETH

On Ep. 43 of Infinite Jungle, Christine speaks with Chris Perkins, Managing Partner and President of CoinFund, and Andrew Baehr, Head of Product at CoinDesk Indices, about CESR, a daily benchmark rate that represents the annualized staking yield of Ethereum.

Guests:

Chris Perkins, Managing Partner and President of CoinFund

https://x.com/perkinscr97

Andrew Baehr, Head of Product at CoinDesk Indices

https://x.com/baehr

Show note links:

• https://www.coindesk.com/indices/ether/cesr
• https://coinfund.io/cesr/

Timestamps:

(00:01:07) What CESR does

(00:04:13) The Use Cases for CESR

(00:10:15) Why CESR Does Not Track MEV Rewards

(00:17:20) How CESR Contributes to ETH Adoption

(00:19:48) Explaining the Lack of Institutional Adoption for ETH

(00:24:29) How will changes in ETH issuance impact institutional interest in Ethereum?

(00:27:11) How soon will ETH ETFs in the U.S. incorporate staking?

(00:30:30) The Next Big Unlock for Institutional Adoption

This episode was recorded on Friday, August 9, 2024.

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