Ethereum: The [LAST] Steward of Decentralisation

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:

• Vitalik’s current interests
• How Shiba Inu funded biotech research
• The Merge and its impact
• Vitalik’s motivation and view on blockchain utility
• Ethereum Foundation’s changes
• Is supporting ETH price important for EF?
• Are L2s incentively aligned with Ethereum L1?
• Native L2s
• The risk of quantum computers

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