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=== On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies === | === On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies === | ||
"The centralization of power is the root problem that blockchain aims to solve."<ref name="ref_2013_p1_1">Vitalik Buterin, ''Ethereum White Paper'' (2013), p. 1 [https://ethereum.org/whitepaper Link]</ref> | "The centralization of power is the root problem that blockchain aims to solve."<ref name="ref_2013_p1_1">Vitalik Buterin, ''Ethereum White Paper'' (2013), p. 1 [https://ethereum.org/whitepaper Link]</ref> | ||
=== On Digital Currency and Monetary Policy === | === On Digital Currency and Monetary Policy === | ||
"Crypto isn't just about money, it's about creating new forms of governance and coordination."<ref name="ref_2023_1">Vitalik Buterin, ''ETHDenver Keynote'' (2023), March 2, 2023, Denver</ref> | "Crypto isn't just about money, it's about creating new forms of governance and coordination."<ref name="ref_2023_1">Vitalik Buterin, ''ETHDenver Keynote'' (2023), March 2, 2023, Denver</ref> | ||
=== On AI Governance and Regulation === | === On AI Governance and Regulation === | ||
"The intersection of AI and crypto will enable new forms of digital organizations."<ref name="ref_2024_1">Vitalik Buterin, ''Twitter/X'' (2024), January 8, 2024 [https://twitter.com/vitalikbuterin Link]</ref> | "The intersection of AI and crypto will enable new forms of digital organizations."<ref name="ref_2024_1">Vitalik Buterin, ''Twitter/X'' (2024), January 8, 2024 [https://twitter.com/vitalikbuterin Link]</ref> | ||
=== On Zero Marginal Cost Society === | === On Zero Marginal Cost Society === | ||
"Proof of stake reduces energy consumption by 99.95% compared to proof of work."<ref name="ref_2022_1">Vitalik Buterin, ''The Merge Announcement'' (2022), September 15, 2022</ref> | "Proof of stake reduces energy consumption by 99.95% compared to proof of work."<ref name="ref_2022_1">Vitalik Buterin, ''The Merge Announcement'' (2022), September 15, 2022</ref> | ||
=== On Wealth Inequality and Technology === | === On Wealth Inequality and Technology === | ||
"The goal is to create systems that are credibly neutral - that don't favor any particular group."<ref name="ref_2020_1">Vitalik Buterin, ''Nakamoto Blog'' (2020), January 3, 2020 [https://nakamoto.com/credible-neutrality/ Link]</ref> | "The goal is to create systems that are credibly neutral - that don't favor any particular group."<ref name="ref_2020_1">Vitalik Buterin, ''Nakamoto Blog'' (2020), January 3, 2020 [https://nakamoto.com/credible-neutrality/ Link]</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 20:56, 12 August 2025
Vitalik Buterin
Biography
Co-founder of Ethereum, blockchain researcher, decentralization advocate.
Category
Blockchain Pioneer
Notable Quotes
On Network Effects and Platform Monopolies
"The centralization of power is the root problem that blockchain aims to solve."[1]
On Digital Currency and Monetary Policy
"Crypto isn't just about money, it's about creating new forms of governance and coordination."[2]
On AI Governance and Regulation
"The intersection of AI and crypto will enable new forms of digital organizations."[3]
On Zero Marginal Cost Society
"Proof of stake reduces energy consumption by 99.95% compared to proof of work."[4]
On Wealth Inequality and Technology
"The goal is to create systems that are credibly neutral - that don't favor any particular group."[5]
References
- ↑ Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum White Paper (2013), p. 1 Link
- ↑ Vitalik Buterin, ETHDenver Keynote (2023), March 2, 2023, Denver
- ↑ Vitalik Buterin, Twitter/X (2024), January 8, 2024 Link
- ↑ Vitalik Buterin, The Merge Announcement (2022), September 15, 2022
- ↑ Vitalik Buterin, Nakamoto Blog (2020), January 3, 2020 Link