#150 Devcon 2 and the State of Ethereum

Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies

• Episode: #150 Devcon 2 and the State of Ethereum
• Website: Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies
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• Duration: 01:13:00
• Published: 2016-09-26 10:09

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Last week the biggest blockchain-focused developer conference took place in Shanghai, China: Ethereum’s DevCon 2. Epicenter show host Meher Roy was at the conference and brought back his impressions and insights for a comprehensive discussion of the current state of Ethereum projects and the Ethereum community.

Topics covered in this episode:

• What Ethereum’s developer conference DevCon 2 was like
• The big change in going from concepts to alpha version over the last year
• The continued lack of sustainable business models in Ethereum
• The lack of interest by Venture Capitalists and the big tech companies in Ethereum and blockchain technology
• The current state and incentive problems of crowdsales
• Three areas of focus in Ethereum: Scalability, Privacy and Governance
• The search for the next protocol

Episode links:

• Ethereum Foundation Website
• Ethereum YouTube Channel
• Insanity and Brilliance at Ethereum's Developer Conference
• Melonport: Decentralized Asset Management on Ethereum
• Golem: Worldwide Supercomputer
• Metamask: Ethereum Browser Extension
• Cosmos Whitepaper

This episode was hosted by Brian Fabian Crain & Meher Roy, and is availble on YouTube, SoundCloud, and our website.