S1E54: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin weighs in on FTX saga and S'pore’s approach to crypto

Synopsis: The Straits Times' executive editor Sumiko Tan gets up close with newsmakers over lunch - and a selfie.

Vitalik Buterin conceived the Ethereum blockchain when he was just 19. He tells executive editor Sumiko Tan why he spent eight months in Singapore, and what he makes of the FTX debacle. 

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