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Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum 2.0 | Lex Fridman Podcast #188

Vitalik Buterin is the co-founder of Ethereum. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil - Magic Spoon: https://magicspoon.com/lex and use code LEX to get $5 off - Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit - Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Vitalik's Twitter: https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin Vitalik's Blog: https://vitalik.ca/ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:19 - Shiba Inu story 18:35 - Regulation 22:48 - Crime 27:54 - Proof of stake vs proof of work 40:44 - Miner extractable value 46:20 - Scaling 47:43 - Bitcoin blocksize wars 53:51 - Hard fork vs soft fork 57:34 - Craig Wright 1:04:18 - Scaling: Sharding 1:11:07 - Scaling: Rollups 1:19:30 - Polygon and other Layer 2 technologies 1:27:11 - Merging PoS and PoW chains 1:36:49 - Lessons learned from Ethereum 2.0 failure incidents 1:45:35 - Bitcoin vs Ethereum 1:51:30 - Dogecoin 1:57:38 - Elon Musk 2:00:15 - Chainlink 2:03:35 - Charles Hoskinson and Cardano 2:11:09 - AI safety 2:16:08 - NFTs 2:18:58 - Scams 2:28:34 - Longevity 2:37:55 - Does death give meaning to life? 2:43:38 - Lex and Vitalik speak Russian 2:47:29 - Meaning of life 2:52:48 - Dan Carlin's Hardcore History and WWII SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

Lex FridmanhostVitalik Buteringuest
Jun 3, 20213h 2mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 1:19

    Introduction

  2. 1:19 – 18:35

    Shiba Inu story

  3. 18:35 – 22:48

    Regulation

  4. 22:48 – 27:54

    Crime

  5. 27:54 – 40:44

    Proof of stake vs proof of work

  6. 40:44 – 46:20

    Miner extractable value

  7. 46:20 – 47:43

    Scaling

  8. 47:43 – 53:51

    Bitcoin blocksize wars

  9. 53:51 – 57:34

    Hard fork vs soft fork

  10. 57:34 – 1:04:18

    Craig Wright

  11. 1:04:18 – 1:11:07

    Scaling: Sharding

  12. 1:11:07 – 1:19:30

    Scaling: Rollups

  13. 1:19:30 – 1:27:11

    Polygon and other Layer 2 technologies

  14. 1:27:11 – 1:36:49

    Merging PoS and PoW chains

  15. 1:36:49 – 1:45:35

    Lessons learned from Ethereum 2.0 failure incidents

  16. 1:45:35 – 1:51:30

    Bitcoin vs Ethereum

  17. 1:51:30 – 1:57:38

    Dogecoin

  18. 1:57:38 – 2:00:15

    Elon Musk

  19. 2:00:15 – 2:03:35

    Chainlink

  20. 2:03:35 – 2:11:09

    Charles Hoskinson and Cardano

  21. 2:11:09 – 2:16:08

    AI safety

  22. 2:16:08 – 2:18:58

    NFTs

  23. 2:18:58 – 2:28:34

    Scams

  24. 2:28:34 – 2:37:55

    Longevity

  25. 2:37:55 – 2:43:38

    Does death give meaning to life?

  26. 2:43:38 – 2:47:29

    Lex and Vitalik speak Russian

  27. 2:47:29 – 2:52:48

    Meaning of life

  28. 2:52:48 – 3:02:00

    Dan Carlin's Hardcore History and WWII

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