Last week the biggest blockchain-focused developer conference took place in Shanghai, China: Ethereum’s DevCon 2. Epicenter show host Meher Roy was at the conference and brought back his impressions and insights for a comprehensive discussion of the current state of Ethereum projects and the Ethereum community.
Topics covered in this episode:

What Ethereum’s developer conference DevCon 2 was like
The big change in going from concepts to alpha version over the last year
The continued lack of sustainable business models in Ethereum
The lack of interest by Venture Capitalists and the big tech companies in Ethereum and blockchain technology
The current state and incentive problems of crowdsales
Three areas of focus in Ethereum: Scalability, Privacy and Governance
The search for the next protocol

Episode links:

Ethereum Foundation Website
Ethereum YouTube Channel
Insanity and Brilliance at Ethereum's Developer Conference
Melonport: Decentralized Asset Management on Ethereum
Golem: Worldwide Supercomputer
Metamask: Ethereum Browser Extension
Cosmos Whitepaper

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Meher Roy. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/150