We are, arguably, still early in the crypto industry, but some people were really…really early. One of them is Lefteris Karapetsas, who joined EthDev in 2014 and contributed to building the Ethereum ecosystem, since before the genesis block. His crypto journey is one for the history books, as after EthDev he joined Slock.it, right around the time of The DAO raise…and hack. Lefteris remained a core supporter of decentralisation and an active member of the Ethereum community, being involved (and delegated) in multiple projects’ governance. More recently, he founded Rotki, an open source portfolio management app that aims to preserve user privacy.
We were joined by Lefteris Karapetsas, true Ethereum OG, to discuss his 10-year long journey through the Ethereum ecosystem, from joining EthDev (pre-Devcon 0) to founding Rotki.
Topics discussed in this episode:
0:00 - Introduction, Gnosis ad, Chorus One ad
3:03 - Lefteris’ background
4:53 - Ethereum’s beginnings
7:24 - Joining Slock.it
11:19 - The DAO r(a)ise and hack
18:23 - Ethereum classic hard fork
23:21 - Brainbot & Raiden Network era
29:53 - Founding Rotki
32:37 - Crypto accounting privacy
35:03 - The challenges of building a local app
37:30 - Rotki membership tiers
39:10 - Upcoming portfolio management on Rotki
42:39 - Future roadmap for Rotki
45:22 - How Ethereum’s culture evolved over time
49:16 - Ethereum public good funding. Optimism governance
58:02 - Hopes and fears regarding Ethereum’s future
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Lefteris Karapetsas on Twitter: bit.ly/3RVhsXN
- Rotki on Twitter: bit.ly/3UszlyS
Sponsors:
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay- the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io -
- Chorus1: Chorus One is one of the largest node operators worldwide, supporting more than 100,000 delegators, across 45 networks. The recently launched OPUS allows staking up to 8,000 ETH in a single transaction. Enjoy the highest yields and institutional grade security at chorus.one/?ut... -
This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/533
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