07.31.2020 - By Laura Shin
Dmitry Buterin, father of Vitalik Buterin and cofounder of BlockGeeks, discusses Ethereum at 5 years old. In this episode, he talks about:
how he feels upon Ethereum's 5th birthday
how he introduced Vitalik to Bitcoin
what he thought when Vitalik dropped out of college to explore Bitcoin more
his thoughts on Vitalik's initial idea and white paper for Ethereum
what he thought of the ICO craze
whether or not he worried about the SEC charging Ethereum or Vitalik with securities violations
how Steven Nerayoff told Vitalik he should be worried about the SEC coming after him
whether he tried to help Vitalik with the social challenges in growing Ethereum
how Vitalik has changed through his work with Ethereum
what he looks forward to as Ethereum shifts to 2.0
what he thinks should happen with ether's monetary policy under Ethereum 2.0
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Episode links:
Dmitry Buterin: https://twitter.com/BlockGeekDima
BlockGeeks: https://blockgeeks.com
Ethereum: https://ethereum.org/en/
Unchained interview with Vitalik on Ethereum's 5-year anniversary: https://unchainedpodcast.com/vitalik-buterin-on-ethereums-five-year-anniversary/
Links from news recap:
https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-bitcoin-surpassed-10k/