Lane Retting worked at the Ethereum Foundation. He is a hacker and polyglot with an affinity for East Asian languages.
In this episode, Lane and I discuss:
– The journey to a brand new Ethereum – Ethereum 2.0 (code named “Serenity”). We discuss what Serenity’s roadmap looks like, and when it’s expected to ship
– Lane’s work on ewasm
– And of course, governance, proof-of-stake, sharding, “Plasma,” and much more!
SHOW NOTES
[01:00] – Who is Lane Retting and what was his role at the Ethereum Foundation? Introduction and overview
[07:00] – Lane’s love for East Asia
[13:53] – Ethereum 2.0: What to expect
[20:00] – EWASM
[25:40] – Blockchain governance
[39:42] – Ethereum 2.0 timeline
[43:08] – Scaling solutions (sharding, Plasma, side chains, state channels, Raiden)
[45:45] – Lane’s 10-year perspective on Bitcoin and Ethereum
[56:46] – His take on the Ethereum “killer app”
[1:00:20] – Lane Rettig’s parting piece of advice
[1:01:18] – How to get in touch with Lane
[1:01:37] – Conclusion
CONTACT INFORMATION
– Ethereum Foundation website
– Twitter: @lrettig
– EWASM on Gitter
LANE’S PANEL DISCUSSION AT REBUILD
RESOURCES DISCUSSED
– AION
– Sharding
– Plasma
– EWASM
– Ethereum Cat Herders (project management initiative)
– ProgPOW
– The DAO attacker’s statement
– Polkadot
– Afri
– TrueBit
– Raiden
– DARPA
– DeFi (decentralized finance)
– Gitter
– IPFS
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