A private meeting with Vitalik Buterin was held in Moscow on August 31st.

According to Forbes Russia, he is one of the 100 most influential people of the century. This Thursday the 23 year old genius met with Moscow’s crypto-community to answer questions regarding the future of cryptocurrency, the development of Ethereum and Plasma as well as the prospects for Russian entrepreneurship.

The conversation with Vitalik was rather informal. Questions ranged from technical to personal. For instance, following a question about his means of relaxation, Vitalik sincerely remarked: “Sometimes I read, sometimes I go for walks, sometimes I nap”. A year and a half ago Vitalik visited Moscow and already at that time he was impressed by the Russian crypto-community. He was amazed by the level of development that the subject of crypto received: programmers, businessmen and government representatives were all invested in this field.

Also present at the event was the BANKEX team, who managed to ask several questions.

The CEO and founder of BANKEX Igor Khmel: How can you see the overall development of the ecosystem? Banks are not working with you directly. So, do you support the development of companies like ours that form the ecosystem around Ethereum?

Vitalik Buterin: It is an essential question. The development of the ecosystem depends on the people in the community and interaction with various organizations.

Igor Khmel: So in your opinion, which banks are able to do this now?

Vitalik Buterin: The situation is not yet entirely clear in this regard, but organizations such as JP Morgan and others were already actively contributing as part of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance.

Igor Khmel: So how can we work with you using this model?

Vitalik Buterin: I would recommend you (BANKEX) to join the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, which would allow further expansion of opportunities.

During the meeting, Vitalik was also asked a question regarding the political situation in Russia and the world. “Ethereum is a global, open system. We support the entire world. We are ready to work with people in USA. We are ready and are already working with people in Russia. We are working with China. We have negotiated with the Central Bank of Taiwan. We had a discussion going with Singapore. We believe that this technology should not be part of any political tensions.” — responded the creator of Ethereum. Vitalik firmly believes he has created a technology that must help unite the world, help create a worldwide system that will be more transparent, more open and more friendly. He also believes that Ethereum is up to the task.

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