Ethereum Skepticism with Stephan Tual, CCO of Ethereum

Ethereum reporting in the podcast media shows a large hype-to-substance ratio.

Technical and financial criticisms facing Ethereum are as real as those faced by bitcoin. This episode is a departure from Databases Week.

 

Stephan Tual is CCO of Ethereum and founder of Ursium, a blockchain consulting company.

Thanks to Reddit and Quora for questions.

Questions

• Was Vitalik correct in his allocation of millions of ether to early contributors?
• Will the Swarm file system support versioning in the git-like way IPFS does?
• What are the future funding options for the Ethereum team?
• Why is Turing completeness a feature rather than a bug?
• Given the amount of cash remaining from the presale, what staffing levels and mix of people are anticipated over the next 12 months?
• Is Ethereum a distraction for people who would be better served working on Bitcoin?
• Why is Ethereum more scalable than bitcoin + sidechains?

Links

• What is Ethereum?
• Vitalik Buterin Explains Ethereum
• Coinforum discussion critical of Ethereum
• What are some examples where Vitalik Buterin is wrong?
• Reddit questions about Stephan Tual

Jeff