30 Quotes that Defined a Momentous Ethereal Summit

Vitalik Buterin and Joe Lubin capped off a day full of engrossing discourse, big statements, product releases, and technical dives.

As the first ever Ethereal Summit Tel Aviv draws to a close, it’s an opportune moment to take a step back to gather perspective on the development of Ethereum and the ever-growing ecosystem that has built up around it. With over 75 speakers addressing a sold out crowd of hundreds of blockchain BUIDLers from Israel and around the word, this edition of Ethereal showcased the industry as Ethereum 2.0 comes into view and infrastructural elements, decentralized finance projects, and Web3 dapps converge upon the next phase.

The breadth of discourse at Ethereal Tel Aviv was vast, so much so that it was impossible for any one person to capture the entirety of the information and knowledge shared over the course of the day. Much of the discussion focused on the impending launch of Ethereum 2.0, the looming impact of Facebook’s Libra project, a veritable avalanche of technical deep dives, and numberous product launches, including the announcement of ConsenSys’ Codefi, a multifaceted suite of decentralized finance implementations.

The day was capped by an informative and engrossing fireside chat with Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin, ConsenSys founder Joe Lubin, and eToro CEO Yoni Assia. Throughout the week, we’ll be posting deeper analysis and videos from the event. In there are some of our favorite quotes from Ethereal Summit Tel Aviv 2019…

To read our favorite quotes, visit “30 Quotes that Defined a Momentus Ethereal Summit.”