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Aug.18 — Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shares his predictions for Ethereum and Bitcoin, and says he is skeptical about Jack Dorsey’s plans in decentralized finance and Mark Zuckberberg’s ambition to turn Facebook into a “metaverse company.” He talks to Emily Chang on Bloomberg Studio 1.0

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Aug.18 — Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shares his predictions for Ethereum and Bitcoin, and says he is skeptical about Jack Dorsey’s plans in decentralized finance and Mark Zuckberberg’s ambition to turn Facebook into a “metaverse company.” He talks to Emily Chang on Bloomberg Studio 1.0

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  1. honestabe

    August 18, 2021 at 11:24 pm

    Thoughts of reporter: “man, this guy makes Bill Gates look cool”. ETH to the moooooooooooooooon

  2. Donald Harlan

    August 18, 2021 at 11:34 pm

    So smart, too bad all the people who are into cryptocurrencies, spend all their time hacking smart contracts.

  3. JewTube

    August 18, 2021 at 11:35 pm

    money skeleton

  4. jackson knox

    August 18, 2021 at 11:51 pm

    So … Bitcoin and the dollar co exist .. For a time… But eventually Bitcoin will become smaller and more expensive… Satoshi’s… Bits… And maybe ppl will have no choice but to continue using the dollar because Bitcoin will be very very very very expensive… Kinda

    • Noblesse Cadis

      August 18, 2021 at 11:57 pm

      Not really Bitcoin can be used with layer 2 solution and the fees will be 0.000001 cent to sent transaction

    • james M

      August 19, 2021 at 12:21 am

      Bitcoins price doesn’t determine its use.

    • M D

      August 19, 2021 at 12:47 am

      @james M agreed. Purely transaction costs and functionality dictate utilisation.

  5. the matrix has you.

    August 18, 2021 at 11:54 pm

    LONG HOLD ETHEREUM!!!!!! ????????????

  6. james M

    August 19, 2021 at 12:24 am

    Stacks stx protocol was able to build smart contracts on top of bitcoin. Seems vitalik doesn’t like competition.

  7. Christopher Walsh

    August 19, 2021 at 12:39 am

    Vitalik Buterin: “Im not here to give price predictions!”

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