Enterprise Blockchain Failed Because They Built It Private | Paul Brody

Sixteen consecutive Ethereum hard forks with no downtime. Paul Brody on why private chains were the mistake. Book Ian for your event → iankhan.com | booking@iankhan.com SUMMARY Paul Brody chairs the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, now in his second year, during a deliberate pivot away from private chains toward public Ethereum. He explains the maturity of the layer 2 ecosystem, why so many enterprise projects failed, and how blockchains and AI divide the work between them. KEY FINDINGS • A pivot from private chains toward public Ethereum mainnet • The 16th consecutive Ethereum hard fork completed with no downtime • Rollups and validiums as a mature layer 2 ecosystem • Most enterprise blockchain projects failed because they were built private • AI as subjective, blockchains as highly deterministic • Blockchains emerging as the execution layer for humans and machines • Why cost was rarely the real reason projects stalled NOTABLE QUOTES "Many of them did not work out because people tried to build them on private blockchains." — Paul Brody GUEST Paul Brody, Chairman, Enterprise Ethereum Alliance FULL TRANSCRIPT iankhan.com/futurist/paul-brody-enterprise-ethereum Recorded at Consensus 2025 for The Futurist. ──────────────────── ABOUT IAN KHAN — AI & FINANCE KEYNOTE SPEAKER Most AI keynotes end with a better understanding. Mine end with a measured readiness score and a ninety-day plan. Your leadership team is assessed before the event, the room sees its own collective result live, an