Q&A with Vitalik Buterin on proof of work vs. proof of stake, the recent crypto crash, crypto security, decentralized governance, “startup societies”, and more (Noah Smith/Noahpinion)

Vitalik Buterin’s website:
How centralized crypto exchanges could offer “proof of solvency” while protecting depositors’ privacy by using ZK-SNARKs, a type of zero-knowledge proof  —  Special thanks to Balaji Srinivasan, and Coinbase, Kraken and Binance staff for discussion.

Noah Smith / Noahpinion:
Analysis: why the Biden administration’s sweeping export controls on China’s chip sector happened now and how they could usher in a new global economic paradigm  —  Now it’s on.  —  “You come at the king, you best not miss.” — Omar Little  —  In a post back in August …

Noahpinion:
Despite genuine concerns, generative AI seems unlikely to replace workers, instead complementing and empowering them by taking over mundane, repetitive tasks  —  A joint blog post by Noah and roon on the future of work in the age of AI … If you talk to people about the potential …

Andrew Asmakov / Decrypt:
Binance plans to implement a new Proof-of-Reserves protocol developed by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin after sharing a snapshot of its wallets last week  —  As the FTX collapse highlighted the urgency for more transparency among crypto exchanges, Chanpeng “CZ” Zhao said Binance is working …

Mike Truppa / The Block:
Ethereum activates its long-awaited The Merge upgrade and transactions are now being processed under proof of stake  —  – The Merge upgrade is transitioning Ethereum from proof of work to proof of stake.  — The Merge is one of the largest technological events in the industry to date.

Ron Miller / TechCrunch:
Securiti, which helps companies manage data privacy, security, governance, and compliance, raised a $75M Series C, bringing its total funding to $155M  —  The combination of rapid data growth and expanding data regulations like GDPR and CCPA is putting a lot of pressure on companies to figure …