#InnoMinds EP6 | Co-Founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin (PART 1)

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Jun 17, 2022

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INSIGHT

Technology for Easier Living and Coordination

Technology should make our lives easier by automating necessities like food and water access.
Social technologies can improve coordination and address issues like authoritarianism, which Buterin compares to early chemotherapy.

INSIGHT

Social Technology Definition

Buterin views social technologies as tools that improve human coordination and interaction.
This includes digital tools like Wikipedia and podcasts, but also systems like liberal democracy.

ANECDOTE

Blockchain and Ethereum's Social Impact

Buterin is proud of the technologies emerging from the blockchain and Ethereum space, including DAOs and new financial infrastructure.
He didn't expect these innovations to be possible just five years prior.

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When two uber talented programmers get the opportunity to talk in a tech-friendly environment, the result promises to exceed expectations.

Join Taiwan's Digital Minister Audrey Tang in an exciting dialogue with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin as they discuss social innovation, open-source software and the future of public goods. This memorable conversation will pave the way to new cooperation in decentralised communities!

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| About the Guest |

Born in 1994, Vitalik Buterin is a Canadian programmer. At the age of 18, Vitalik won a bronze medal in the International Olympiad for Informatics. In 2014, he opted out of university to work on Ethereum full time. Since then, Vitalik has published numerous articles, ranging from cryptography to philosophy. Vitalik’s passion project is devising new ways of financing public goods. Vitalik has made Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people of 2021. At the forefront of his field, Vitalik is the perfect guest for #InnoMinds! Let's hear what fresh and fascinating ideas he has to share.

Vitalik1994年出生，是俄裔加拿大程式設計師。他18歲時獲得國際資訊奧林匹亞競賽銅牌，2014年大學休學，開始全職創設「以太坊」，自此他也開始發表許多文章，從密碼學到哲學都侃侃而談，是個不折不扣的年輕思想家。他熱衷找出新的公共財資金與模式。2021年，他獲選時代雜誌百大影響力人物，在創新領域中引領潮流。一起來聽本集重磅來賓，跟台灣數位大臣分享他最新、最潮的觀點與想法！

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