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Vitalik Buterin: DAO Lessons, Casper and Blockchain Interoperability

Vitalik Buterin: DAO Lessons, Casper and Blockchain Interoperability

FromEpicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies


Vitalik Buterin: DAO Lessons, Casper and Blockchain Interoperability

FromEpicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies

ratings:
Length:
68 minutes
Released:
Feb 21, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin joined us once again to discuss the state of Ethereum and the efforts to innovate the protocol. We covered the takeaways from the DAO fork, switching to the proof-of-stake system Casper and how to think about blockchain interoperability.
Topics covered in this episode:

– Lessons from the DAO hack
– The security flaws of Proof-of-Work
– Why Proof-of-Stake will provide more security and scalability
– The state of Casper and transition timeline
– Blockchain interoperability

Episode links:

Ethereum Foundation
Ethereum R&D Roundup Valentine's Day
December Development Roundup
R3 Chain Interoperability Paper
Epicenter 58: Ethereum, Proof-of-Stake and Future of Bitcoin
Epicenter 91: Frontier Launch and Scalability

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Meher Roy. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/171
Released:
Feb 21, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Epicenter brings you in-depth conversations about the technical, economic and social implications of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies. Every week, we interview business leaders, engineers academics and entrepreneurs, and bring you a diverse spectrum of opinions and points of view. Epicenter is hosted by Sebastien Couture, Brian Fabian Crain, Meher Roy, Sunny Aggarwal, and Friederike Ernst. Since 2014, episodes have been downloaded over 4 million times.