Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin took the stage at the Blockchain Futurist Conference in Toronto Wednesday to talk about the blockchain’s widely anticipated transformation. Under the purple glow of the Rebel Entertainment Complex, Buterin, who is Russian-Canadian, assured attendees that the years-long work to carry out what’s known as the merge—a prerequisite for Ethereum 2.0—is nearly complete.
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