Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.ca
I agree!
And I think low-risk defi is probably the single large-scale economic opportunity available to blockchains that doesn't create incentives to start bending ethically (whereas eg. political memecoins, high-risk ponzis, even HFT certainly do)
And I think low-risk defi is probably the single large-scale economic opportunity available to blockchains that doesn't create incentives to start bending ethically (whereas eg. political memecoins, high-risk ponzis, even HFT certainly do)
September 21, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I agree!
And I think low-risk defi is probably the single large-scale economic opportunity available to blockchains that doesn't create incentives to start bending ethically (whereas eg. political memecoins, high-risk ponzis, even HFT certainly do)
And I think low-risk defi is probably the single large-scale economic opportunity available to blockchains that doesn't create incentives to start bending ethically (whereas eg. political memecoins, high-risk ponzis, even HFT certainly do)
sure but the ultimate goal is not "open source stuff gets used in places", the goal is "I can inspect, take apart and improve upon things I have"
September 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
sure but the ultimate goal is not "open source stuff gets used in places", the goal is "I can inspect, take apart and improve upon things I have"
"Open source already won" will be big news to people in computer hardware, or any kind of biotech, or social media platforms, or...
August 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM
"Open source already won" will be big news to people in computer hardware, or any kind of biotech, or social media platforms, or...
I remember visiting Table Mountain in Cape Town and seeing a sign saying something like "this route is extremely dangerous, proceed at your own risk"
But the route was still open. My respect for the country instantly shot up significantly.
(yes it actually was pretty challenging)
But the route was still open. My respect for the country instantly shot up significantly.
(yes it actually was pretty challenging)
December 25, 2024 at 7:48 PM
I remember visiting Table Mountain in Cape Town and seeing a sign saying something like "this route is extremely dangerous, proceed at your own risk"
But the route was still open. My respect for the country instantly shot up significantly.
(yes it actually was pretty challenging)
But the route was still open. My respect for the country instantly shot up significantly.
(yes it actually was pretty challenging)
Inequality as in "poor people don't have enough money", and inequality as in "concentration of economic power at the top", are different problems.
(See also vitalik.eth.limo/general/2021... ; which goes into this in detail, though focusing more on why Gini is bad in contexts other than countries)
(See also vitalik.eth.limo/general/2021... ; which goes into this in detail, though focusing more on why Gini is bad in contexts other than countries)
November 29, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Inequality as in "poor people don't have enough money", and inequality as in "concentration of economic power at the top", are different problems.
(See also vitalik.eth.limo/general/2021... ; which goes into this in detail, though focusing more on why Gini is bad in contexts other than countries)
(See also vitalik.eth.limo/general/2021... ; which goes into this in detail, though focusing more on why Gini is bad in contexts other than countries)