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