Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum Will Most Likely Be Mainstream and the Most Secure Base Layer

This week on The Defiant podcast we chat with Vitalik Buterin, someone within this space that needs no introduction, but let’s give you one anyway. Vitalik wrote the ethereum white paper when he was just 19. His aim was simple yet comprehensive, to create a ‘world computer’ that was designed to be a flexible base layer for all online applications without the need of any third party.

Since its inception in 2015, Ethereum has become the most active and largest smart contracts platform, but has it achieved the ‘world computer’ goal? Vitalik also explains the significance of the upcoming merge between Ethereum’s proof of stake chain an application layer, walks us through the different stages of the process, and provides guidance as to when it will happen.

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Timestamps
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:53 Has Ethereum succeeded?
00:12:58 Can Ethereum be a singular settlement layer?
00:27:00 Centralized vs Decentralized
00:38:56 Web3 Usability
00:45:19 What sectors will increase crypto adoption
01:03:07 Scaling on layer 2
01:08:57 Cross chain composability
01:14:50 Bitcoin application building vs Ethereum
01:23:40 Ethereum community & cancel culture
01:34:58 A date with Vitaliks mum

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