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Vitalik Buterin is a crypto-economic researcher, author of the Ethereum Whitepaper, builder, and philosopher. He also recently published a new book titled, “Proof of Stake: The Making of Ethereum and the Philosophy of Blockchains.”

In his first Bankless appearance post-merge, Vitalik shares his behind-the-scenes perspective on the merge, looking back—what he would’ve done differently, and most importantly—what’s next?

This is a two-part episode that you don’t what to miss! Part one is all about what’s next for Ethereum. And part two covers more of the social/philosophical realm of holistically, what is Ethereum. Further, Vitalik explores his thoughts on artificial intelligence and its relationship to crypto.

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Topics Covered

0:00 Intro
10:28 What Will Trolls Focus on Next?
11:34 The Merge From Vitalik’s Perspective
15:10 PoS Energy Reduction
27:09 Why PoS Took So Long
32:03 Truly Optimal PoS
35:12 What Vitalik Would Change
37:30 Where Are We in Ethereum’s Trajectory
52:53 The Economics of Staking
1:02:15 Centralization of Stake Worry
1:11:40 Censorship Resistance Problem
1:15:15 Validator Choices
1:18:30 Have L2s Lived Up to the Hype
1:20:37 The 2023-2024 Ethereum Era
1:25:41 Closing

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Resources:

Vitalik Roadmap Bankless Episode
https://youtu.be/b1m_PTVxD-s

Vitalik’s Vlog
https://vitalik.ca/

Vitalik’s New Book
https://www.amazon.com/Proof-Stake-Ethereum-Philosophy-Blockchains/dp/164421248X/

The Ethereum Roadmap
https://twitter.com/vitalikbuterin/status/1466411377107558402

Paths to Single Slot Finality
https://notes.ethereum.org/@vbuterin/single_slot_finality

MEV Boost
https://www.mevboost.org/

DAOs are not corporations
https://vitalik.ca/general/2022/09/20/daos.html

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Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

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

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