ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Vitalik Buterin: DAO Lessons, Casper and Blockchain Interoperability
Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin joined us once again to discuss the state of Ethereum and the efforts to innovate the protocol. We covered the takeaways from the DAO fork, switching to the proof-of-stake system Casper and how to think about blockchain interoperability.
Topics covered in this episode:
– Lessons from the DAO hack
– The security flaws of Proof-of-Work
– Why Proof-of-Stake will provide more security and scalability
– The state of Casper and transition timeline
– Blockchain interoperability
Episode links:
Ethereum Foundation
Ethereum R&D Roundup Valentine’s Day
December Development Roundup
R3 Chain Interoperability Paper
Epicenter 58: Ethereum, Proof-of-Stake and Future of Bitcoin
Epicenter 91: Frontier Launch and Scalability
This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Meher Roy. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/171
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