In a reflective blog post, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin discussed the importance of new talent in the crypto space and his evolving role within it.

Buterin said one of his most striking memories in recent years was seeing people much younger than him taking on leadership roles in all kinds of projects in the industry. When he was the same age, Buterin recalled being praised as a wunderkind, transforming the world. “Watching all of these people go further than I did, younger than I did, made me clearly realize that if that was ever my role, it is no longer,” Buterin wrote.

Buterin explained his thinking has changed over the last ten years, as has the world around him, involving less crypto-focused economics than it used to and exploring other areas like longevity research.

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