150 - Devcon 2 And The State Of Ethereum

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 included:

• 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

Links mentioned in this episode:

• 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 White paper

Sponsors:

• BitFiniti Conference in Miami Beach Oct 30 – Nov 2: Go to bitfiniti.com/epicenter for discounts on registrations and presenter packages


• Jaxx: Wallets that Unify the Blockchain Experience Across Devices JAXX.io

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Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, S?ƒbastien Couture & Meher Roy.

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150 - Devcon 2 And The State Of Ethereum