Last week the biggest blockchain-focused developer conference took place in Shanghai, China: Ethereum's DevCon 2. Epicenter show host Meher Roy was at the conference and brought back his impressions and insights for a comprehensive discussion of the current state of Ethereum projects and the Ethereum community. Topics covered included:What Ethereum's developer conference DevCon 2 was likeThe big change in going from concepts to alpha version over the last yearThe continued lack of sustainable business models in EthereumThe lack of interest by Venture Capitalists and the big tech companies in Ethereum and blockchain technologyThe current state and incentive problems of crowdsalesThree areas of focus in Ethereum: Scalability, Privacy and GovernanceThe search for the next protocol Links mentioned in this episode: Ethereum Foundation WebsiteEthereum YouTube ChannelInsanity and Brilliance at Ethereum's Developer ConferenceMelonport: Decentralized Asset Management on EthereumGolem: Worldwide SupercomputerMetamask: Ethereum Browser ExtensionCosmos White paper Sponsors: BitFiniti Conference in Miami Beach Oct 30 - Nov 2: Go to bitfiniti.com/epicenter for discounts on registrations and presenter packagesJaxx: Wallets that Unify the Blockchain Experience Across Devices JAXX.io Show notes YouTube SoundCloud Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, S?ƒbastien Couture & Meher Roy.