Dmitry Buterin joins David for the premiere of Layer Zero, a new Bankless podcast that explores the human side of Ethereum. Beneath the technological innovation and socioeconomic disruption happening in the DeFi space, there are human beings – really interesting, thoughtful, passionate human beings. Layer Zero is at the bottom of the economic stack: the people.

For the debut episode, it only made sense to bring on Dmitry, father of Ethereum founder Vitalik. Topics include Vitalik’s youth, Soviet Russia, and universal consciousness, but they don’t stop there. How often does Dmitry check ETH Price? What’s his workout routine? Tune in and find out.

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Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro
4:00 Dmitry Buterin
6:30 Growing Up in the Soviet Union
11:27 Learning Computer Science
17:02 Vitalik’s Youth
20:58 A Gifted Kid
22:43 Mindfulness & Spirituality
26:43 Kindness & Compassion
32:00 Ethereum & Spirituality
39:57 Political Compass
45:21 Canada & Vitalik’s Social Skills
49:20 The World Traveler
55:29 Conferences & Safety
1:00:23 ETH Price
1:01:48 Exercise
1:03:52 Hanging Out
1:04:53 A Chaotic World
1:07:00 Consciousness & Communism
1:15:56 A March to Universal Consciousness
1:18:48 Exporting Values

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Resources:

Dmitry on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/BlockGeekDima?s=20

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Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research.

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