Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum, The [LAST] Steward of Decentralisation. Ep. 607

The tradition of Epicenter x Vitalik Buterin continued this year as well at EthCC[8], where we got the chance of picking his brain about recent research, interests and Ethereum Foundation’s direction going forward. Join us for a fascinating discussion on biotech and how Vitalik’s Shiba ended up funding it, the utility of blockchains in nowadays society and Vitalik’s view on the Ethereum ecosystem and the Foundation’s response to community requests.

Topics discussed in this episode:
0:00 - Introduction
4:03 - Vitalik’s current interests
6:58 - How Shiba Inu funded biotech research
9:46 - The Merge and its impact
12:18 - Vitalik’s motivation and view on blockchain utility
18:06 - Ethereum Foundation’s changes
24:10 - Is supporting ETH price important for EF?
28:07 - Are L2s incentively aligned with Ethereum L1?
33:38 - Native L2s
36:15 - The risk of quantum computers

Links mentioned in this episode:
- Vitalik Buterin on X: http://bit.ly/3TtScYw
- Ethereum on X: https://bit.ly/4ljvtuo
- Ethereum Foundation on X: https://bit.ly/4nDSbiz
- EthCC on X: https://bit.ly/4nCoPAX

Sponsors:
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This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Sebastien Couture.
Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/607
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