Camila Russo on the Most Pivotal Moments in Ethereum's History - Ep.182

Published: July 21, 2020, 7:30 a.m.

Camila Russo, founder of The Defiant and author of a new book on Ethereum, "The Infinite Machine," speaks about how currency controls in Argentina got her interested in crypto and explains why she chose to tell the Ethereum story. She discusses:\n how she started covering the crypto space\n what it was like living through currency controls in Argentina\n why she started focusing on Ethereum instead of Bitcoin\n what\u2019s in her new book, The Infinite Machine\n the most pivotal moments in Ethereum\u2019s history\n possible risks to Ethereum 2.0 because of delays\n whether competing protocols could take market share away from Ethereum\n the most surprising aspect of the Ethereum story\n starting her own DeFi-focused media platform, The Defiant\n why she launched \u2018CAMI\u2019 tokens and how they are used\n the significance of ERC-20 tokens having a higher market cap than ETH\n her predictions about trends and promising projects in the DeFi space\n \xa0\n Thank you to our sponsors!\xa0\n Crypto.com: https://www.crypto.com\xa0\n Tezos: https://tquorum.com/\n \xa0\n Episode links:\xa0\n Camila Russo: https://twitter.com/CamiRusso\n The Infinite Machine: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-infinite-machine-camila-russo\n The Defiant: https://thedefiant.substack.com/\n \xa0\n Excerpt from The Infinite Machine on CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/sale-of-the-century-the-inside-story-of-ethereums-2014-premine\n \xa0\n Decrypt review: https://decrypt.co/35466/the-incredible-story-of-ethereum-the-infinite-machine\n \xa0\n Camila on what Ethereum has accomplished in five years: https://www.coindesk.com/five-years-on-ethereum-really-is-the-minecraft-of-crypto-finance\n \xa0\n Hidden Forces podcast with Camila:\xa0 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rise-ethereum-future-defi-transformation-crypto-media/id1205359334?i=1000484635053\n \xa0\n Camila in the Keen On podcast: https://lithub.com/camila-russo-on-ethereum-and-the-future-of-the-internet/\n Ethereum 2.0 phase 0 may not go live until 2021: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/71155/eth-2-phase-0-ama-2021\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices