99 - Endgame | Vitalik Buterin
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🗓️ 3 January 2022
⏱️ 149 minutes
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Summary
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin returns to the podcast to discuss his recent article Endgame, as well as the massive year we observed in 2021. From the future of Ethereum to the rise of alternative Layer 1 platforms, it only makes sense to kick off 2022 by exploring how far we’ve come and figuring out where we’re headed.
How far are we along on Ethereum’s roadmap? What challenges lie ahead?
In a recent tweet, Vitalik posted a graphic of the updated progress of the Ethereum roadmap, and there are five throughlines that are progressing in parallel:
• The Merge
• The Surge
• The Verge
• The Purge
• The Splurge
We dive into what each of these means, as well as discuss what Ethereum will look like as these milestones are met. Holding this up against conversations of maximalism and alternative L1s, now is the time to start asking the big questions.
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Topics Covered:
0:00 Intro
4:09 Debrief
7:27 Vitalik Returns after 2021
11:40 2021 Ethereum Milestones
16:33 Roadmap Progress
19:35 The Merge (Proof of Stake)
24:20 The Surge (Rollups & Sharding)
32:59 Life after Sharding
42:40 The Verge (Verkle Trees)
49:35 The Purge (History Expiry)
57:03 State Expiry & Snake
1:03:40 Snakes & States
1:08:20 The Splurge (Everything Else)
1:15:20 What Makes Vitalik Happy
1:20:17 Rise of Alt Layer 1s
1:26:03 Gas Costs & Decentralization
1:29:11 Maximalism
1:34:03 Endgame
1:40:16 Alt L1s and Rollups
1:44:02 Multi-Rollup World
1:49:21 The Ground Floor
1:53:56 Solving the World’s Problems
1:58:33 Closing & Disclaimers
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Resources:
VITALIK'S ARTICLES
Endgame
https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/12/06/endgame.html
The Limits to Blockchain Scalability
https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/05/23/scaling.html
Verkle Trees
https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/06/18/verkle.html
Pragmatic Destruction of Self-Destruct
https://hackmd.io/@vbuterin/selfdestruct
Crypto Cities
https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/10/31/cities.html
Legitimacy
https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/03/23/legitimacy.html
Moving beyond coin voting governance
https://vitalik.ca/general/2021/08/16/voting3.html
VITALIK ON BANKLESS
Legitimacy
https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/-legitimacy-vitalik-buterin
Beyond Coin Voting
https://shows.banklesshq.com/p/beyond-coin-voting-vitalik-buterin
Vitalik Speaks (Playlist)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmkdAgtxf3agqnA5IieA7OkKBjlhx9mn-
MISC.
Roadmap Tweet
https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin/status/1466411377107558402?s=20
Merge Testnet
https://kintsugi.themerge.dev/
ETH TPS
https://ethtps.info/
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Bankless, where we explore the frontier of internet money and internet finance. |
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| 0:15.6 | This is Ryan Sean Adams. |
| 0:16.6 | I'm here with David Hoffman, and we're here to help you become more Bankless. |
| 0:20.7 | Guys, we have a fantastic episode today with Vitalik Buterin. |
| 0:25.0 | We talk about the future of Ethereum, the rise of alternative layer ones as well, a few |
| 0:30.9 | things to watch out for as you listen to this episode. |
| 0:33.2 | The first is we talk about the Ethereum roadmap from the guy who actually helped create |
| 0:38.4 | Ethereum. |
| 0:39.8 | How far we are in the Ethereum roadmap as well. |
| 0:43.1 | It's number two. |
| 0:44.1 | Number three, what will Ethereum look like when it's all said and done? |
| 0:47.9 | How long will that take? |
| 0:49.5 | Number four, can centralized alternative layer ones become decentralized in the long term? |
| 0:55.0 | Or will they remain centralized? |
| 0:57.1 | Number five, what does Vitalik make of the term Ethereum maximalists? |
| 1:02.2 | Number six, will crypto actually be able to solve the big scale global problems in the |
| 1:08.5 | 2020s in this decade that we're in? |
| 1:11.9 | David, this was a fantastic episode. |
| 1:14.0 | They're all fantastic with Vitalik. |
| 1:15.4 | I hope folks listen to each and every single episode with him. |
| 1:19.2 | What did you think about this episode? |
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