Matt Leising is the co-founder of Decential Media and a former Bloomberg News reporter. His book, Out of Ether, outlines the astonishing disappearance of $55 million worth of ETH. Decential, his media company, chronicles the behind-the-scenes activities of the men and women working to make blockchain technology and decentralized currency a reality.

CHAPTERS

[00:00:00] Intro.

[00:02:46] The most outstanding person in Ethereum.                                                             [00:07:26] Biggest moment in Vitalik's career, Founding Ethereum.

[00:12:26] Getting into Ethereum, Dow Heist, Blockchain’s appeal to financial institutions. [00:16:45] Timing of Matt's book-writing process

[00:23:37] Vitalik’s decision to fork the Ethereum blockchain.

[00:28:15] Origin of Ethereum Classic.

[00:32:28] Reasons Matt became a journalist.

[00:34:27] Reaction to the insane 2021 crypto market, Applications of crypto.

[00:43:10] Cornerstone regulations needed in blockchain, Upside of speculation in the market, FTX Downfall.

[00:48:36] Blockchain subject that's got Matt’s attention.

[00:52:59] Humanity achieving interstellar travel.

[00:56:18] Final remarks.

 

Connect with Matt.

·        Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattleising

·        LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-leising-5278b85/

 

Check out, Out of the Ether & DeCential.

·        Out of the Ether: https://outoftheether.net/

·        DeCential's Website: https://www.decential.io/       https://twitter.com/DecentialMedia

 

Resources Mentioned in The Episode:

·        Matt’s article for Bloomberg(Vatalik interview): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-05/ethereum-founder-says-upgrade-sets-stage-for-energy-usage-cut?

·        Bitcoin magazine articles by Vatalik: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/authors/vitalik-buterin

·        Pod of Jake # 4- VITALIK BUTERIN: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ZDuSxxj5Awtqn9Wy1sR0J?si=6-ptTDA9SmSaVsF2AncTmw =&nd=1

·        Bloomberg heist article: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2017-the-ether-thief/

·        Blocksize War (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Blocksize-War-controls-Bitcoins-protocol/dp/B08YQMC2WM

·        Digital Gold (Book) : https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Gold-Bitcoin-Millionaires-Reinvent/dp/006236250X

·        FTX Disaster article: https://www.investopedia.com/what-went-wrong-with-ftx-6828447

·        SEC regulating blockchain article: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2022-208

 

 

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