Vitalik Buterin on crypto's future, SBF, AI fears, zk-SNARKs and more | Ep. 51

 Join us as we welcome Vitalik, the co-founder of Ethereum, on our podcast! In this episode, Vitalik shares his thoughts on recent news and lessons learned from the crypto industry. From discussing financialization and incentives in crypto to exploring the aftermath of the crypto craze, we delve into what the future holds.  0:00 Intro 01:03 Vitalik's recap: Beliefs questioned, recent news 05:50 More features, Complexity, Scalability 09:55 Recent lessons from the industry 14:34 Financialization and incentives in crypto 19:48 The hangover from the crypto craze, what's next 23:15 Vitalik's legitimacy impacted by infamous crypto news? 28:50 Vitalik relationship with fans 30:10 Building a decentralized system 35:10 Elon Musk and Twitter 44:44 ChatGPT, OpenAI: Risk management of AI 53:56 AI regulations affecting startups 55:25 Progress of zk-SNARK 59:53 Privacy and trust 01:01:45 Thanks, Vitalik! 🎙️ The Aarthi and Sriram Show: Aarthi Ramamurthy and Sriram Krishnan host conversations with leading builders, and CEOs and reveal what it takes to make it to the inside.   🔊 Listen On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CuAlPdZGhV1yxShmdcYh6?si=1f1ef00601ce46d0 🔊 Listen on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aarthi-and-srirams-good-time-show/id1624345213 📕 Subscribe on Substack: https://substack.com/profile/113921987-aarthi-and-srirams-podcast  📷 Follow Sriram on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sriramk/ 🐦 Follow Sriram On Twitter: https://twitter.com/sriramk?s=20 📷 Follow Aarthi On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aarthir/?hl=en 🐦Follow Aarthi On Twitter: https://twitter.com/aarthir See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.