Vitalik Buterin on the Future of Crypto and Technology

Vitalik Buterin (@VitalikButerin), co-founder of Ethereum, joins Patrick Blumenthal (@PatrickJBlum) to discuss the future of crypto and technology. Topics discussed: - How is crypto starting to influence mainstream culture and corporations? - Is crypto positive or negative for nation states? - How much of crypto is innovation versus regulatory arbitrage? - Should we be reforming existing institutions to adopt crypto, or forming new ones? - How is exit possible in 2022? What role could DAOs play? - Vitalik’s thoughts on the War in Ukraine - Vitalik’s thoughts on San Francisco after COVID - Is the world becoming more centralized or decentralized? - Is civilizational collapse in the next 50 years likely? - Vitalik’s request for startups - Vitalik’s thoughts on the future of cities