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It’s been a year since Ethereum completed its switch to proof of stake. Vitalik Buterin on what’s new, what’s next, and how he’s using AI

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In an exclusive interview with Fortune, Vitalik Buterin, the brains behind Ethereum, shares his thoughts on everything from blockchain technology to AI to the people who most inspire him.

He also discusses what's happened since Ethereum's transition from proof of work to proof of stake and how spending time in Antarctica could help prepare humans—maybe even him?—for interplanetary travel.

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