Nanyang Technological University

COE Distinguished Speaker Lecture Series

A Blind-Box Talk on Blockchain – Heard from Vitalik Buterin
Date: 29 September 2021 (Wednesday)
Time: 7:30 PM (GMT +8) / 11:30 AM (UTC)

Free event!
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Abstract:
In this talk, Vitalik will share his thoughts on the current state of Ethereum and the blockchain space, both on recent trends in applications and adoption (DeFi, NFTs, ENS...), and on the technical challenges, particularly around scalability, PoS, user experience and security, that need to be solved to make more mainstream blockchain use a reality.

Biography:
Vitalik is the creator of Ethereum. He first discovered blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies through Bitcoin in 2011, and was immediately excited by the technology and its potential. He cofounded Bitcoin Magazine in September 2011, and after two and a half years looking at what the existing blockchain technology and applications had to offer, wrote the Ethereum whitepaper in November 2013. He now leads Ethereum's research team, working on future versions of the Ethereum protocol.