This article is整理自 Bankless podcast栏目与Ethereum创始人 Vitalik的Depth对话，他回顾过去十年的发展轨迹并展望未来方向，分享了从 The DAO事件到 NFT浪潮中汲取的教训、如果重头再来会有哪些不同选择。同时，深入探讨了Ethereum不断演变的文化身份、隐私作为核心价值的定位、 L1 与 L2之间的权衡取舍，以及 Vitalik 对Ethereum在 AI 主导的未来中持续发展的构想。
David: Does the current development of Ethereum meet expectations compared to the initial vision?
Vitalik: The scale of development far exceeds expectations. Of course, the entire process has also been much longer than anticipated. When I wrote the white paper in November 2013, I originally thought this would be a side project that could be completed in a few months, after which I could return to campus, but reality was not so. We had planned to implement Proof of Stake (PoS) in four stages, and just as the foundation's funds were depleted, we thought the project would come to a halt, but that concern did not materialize either.
Many of the ideas in the white paper have become a reality: derivatives applications have indeed emerged, the ENS domain name system has come into being, and stablecoins have successfully risen. At the same time, a large number of unexpected innovative breakthroughs have emerged: the vigorous development of the DeFi ecosystem and the continuous evolution of various tokens, all of which have shown unique vitality beyond the original concepts of the white paper.
David: What contributions has Ethereum made to the world that you are most proud of?
Vitalik: It has made openness and decentralization mainstream thinking, and this concept needs to be passed down from generation to generation. Just like the free and open-source movement of the 1990s, blockchain is a continuation of the new era.
Ethereum has created new possibilities: turning prediction markets from theory into reality, allowing DAOs to reconstruct organizational governance models. These innovations will continue to impact the coming decades.
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This article is整理自 Bankless podcast栏目与Ethereum创始人 Vitalik的Depth对话，他回顾过去十年的发展轨迹并展望未来方向，分享了从 The DAO事件到 NFT浪潮中汲取的教训、如果重头再来会有哪些不同选择。同时，深入探讨了Ethereum不断演变的文化身份、隐私作为核心价值的定位、 L1 与 L2之间的权衡取舍，以及 Vitalik 对Ethereum在 AI 主导的未来中持续发展的构想。
David: Does the current development of Ethereum meet expectations compared to the initial vision?
Vitalik: The scale of development far exceeds expectations. Of course, the entire process has also been much longer than anticipated. When I wrote the white paper in November 2013, I originally thought this would be a side project that could be completed in a few months, after which I could return to campus, but reality was not so. We had planned to implement Proof of Stake (PoS) in four stages, and just as the foundation's funds were depleted, we thought the project would come to a halt, but that concern did not materialize either.
Many of the ideas in the white paper have become a reality: derivatives applications have indeed emerged, the ENS domain name system has come into being, and stablecoins have successfully risen. At the same time, a large number of unexpected innovative breakthroughs have emerged: the vigorous development of the DeFi ecosystem and the continuous evolution of various tokens, all of which have shown unique vitality beyond the original concepts of the white paper.
David: What contributions has Ethereum made to the world that you are most proud of?
Vitalik: It has made openness and decentralization mainstream thinking, and this concept needs to be passed down from generation to generation. Just like the free and open-source movement of the 1990s, blockchain is a continuation of the new era.
Ethereum has created new possibilities: turning prediction markets from theory into reality, allowing DAOs to reconstruct organizational governance models. These innovations will continue to impact the coming decades.