Ethereum Co-Founder Buterin Defends Crypto Conference Travel
Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has recently addressed the environmental impact of frequent flights to crypto conferences. He acknowledges the significant carbon footprint but argues that it is a “fair trade-off” for maintaining a global movement within the crypto space. Buterin emphasizes the importance of face-to-face interactions, serendipitous meetings, and real-world networking, which he believes are essential for innovation and trust-building in the crypto community.
Buterin’s stance is that digital tools, while improving collaboration, cannot fully replace the value of in-person engagement. He points out that many groundbreaking ideas in the crypto space originate from informal conversations during events, such as…
