Vitalik Buterin is co-creator of Ethereum and ether, which is a cryptocurrency that is currently the second-largest digital currency after bitcoin. Ethereum has a lot of interesting technical ideas that are defining the future of blockchain technology, and Vitalik is one of the most brilliant people innovating this space today.

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EPISODE LINKS:Vitalik blog: https://vitalik.caEthereum whitepaper: http://bit.ly/3cVDTpjCasper FFG (paper): http://bit.ly/2U6j7dJQuadratic funding (paper): http://bit.ly/3aUZ8WdBitcoin whitepaper: https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdfMastering Ethereum (book): https://amzn.to/2xEjWmE

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OUTLINE:00:00 - Introduction04:43 - Satoshi Nakamoto08:40 - Anonymity11:31 - Open source project leadership13:04 - What is money?30:02 - Blockchain and cryptocurrency basics46:51 - Ethereum59:23 - Proof of work1:02:12 - Ethereum 2.01:13:09 - Beautiful ideas in Ethereum1:16:59 - Future of cryptocurrency1:22:06 - Cryptocurrency resources and people to follow1:24:28 - Role of governments1:27:27 - Meeting Putin1:29:41 - Large number of cryptocurrencies1:32:49 - Mortality