138 - What's Next? Vitalik Buterin | Part I

Ethereum’s monetary policy is suddenly up for debate. Ryan and David unpack the issuance fight dividing researchers and DeFi builders, the Coldcard exploit that hit users who “did everything right,” Saylor’s latest Bitcoin sale, and markets ripping back to all-time highs. --- 📣S ...  Show more

Memecoins were supposed to be a dead end, but Mike Dudas believes their deeper idea is only beginning to spread. The 6MV investor joins David to unpack Bonk’s role in reviving Solana, Ansem’s latest experiment, Robinhood’s push into the trenches, and how games, collectibles, pred ...  Show more

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Vitalik Buterin is co-creator of Ethereum and ether, which is a cryptocurrency that is currently the second-largest digital currency after bitcoin. Ethereum has a lot of interesting technical ideas that are defining the future of blockchain technology, and Vitalik is one of the m ...  Show more

The elder statesman of smart contract blockchains 0:00

The Ethereum community 1:22

The DAO hack 2:34

Vitalik's finest and worst moments in protocol politics 5:18

Becoming a Twitter memelord 7:45 ...

Introduction 0:00

Haseeb's background 0:22

Vitalik's background 2:43

A blockchain you can build any app on top of 7:02

Eth trades efficiency for transparency 10:18

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