Summary: Support the show, consider donating: 1C2hPWvXCNG7GPk5rzkKfXwHoqjKMZuy7e (http://bit.ly/2dg5ipO) 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 http://bit.ly/1IBWsHV - Ethereum YouTube Channel http://bit.ly/2dls6Wl - Insanity and Brilliance at Ethereum's Developer Conference http://bit.ly/2dmqSX4 - Melonport: Decentralized Asset Management on Ethereum http://bit.ly/2dwAGkD - Golem: Worldwide Supercomputer http://bit.ly/2dwAVvR - Metamask: Ethereum Browser Extension http://bit.ly/2dtZFCa - Cosmos Whitepaper http://bit.ly/2du03Au 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 http://jaxx.io Show notes: http://epicenter.tv/150 YouTube: http://youtu.be/fZEgDubXtpU SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/epicenterbitcoin/eb-150 Epicenter Bitcoin is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain, Sébastien Couture & Meher Roy.
