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Sep 2023
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Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum For The Future

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About this episode

Vitalik live from Permissionless! On this Episode we discuss what's next for Ethereum. What type of use cases can we create because of the unique properties of crypto? What would Vitalik's new startup be? And we explore what it will look like to successfully navigate the next bull market.

This episode was filmed at permissionless. For the full episode in video form, check out the recording here: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023/livestreams?room=37736 

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----- TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

6:12 Improving Existing Things vs Building New

16:55 Has Vitaliks Expectation of Ethereum Changed?

30:44 Where Would Vitalik Start a Startup

36:27 What Fear is Being Missed?

47:20 Navigating the Next Bull Market

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Vitalik:

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