Blockchain Bites: Your Guide to Invest Ethereum Economy

Invest: ethereum economy, a full day of conversation, workshopping and networking around the future of money, goes live today at 9 a.m. ET.Starting off with a keynote speech from Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin, the virtual event will also see appearances from MakerDAO Co-Founder Rune Christensen, Gauntlet CEO Tarun Chitra and CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert, among many, many more.

The most in-depth conference to date dedicated to the Ethereum economy is a gated event.

The fully virtual CoinDesk invest: ethereum economy is kicking off with a keynote from none other than Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin, delivering a speech titled "Eth 2.0 and the Road Ahead." This raises the question of whether people should invest in a project that failed to scale the first time around.

Sure, Buterin and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin subsidize this community development through organizations like ConsenSys and the Ethereum Foundation.

The first version of Ethereum built a proof-of-concept using a new software toolbox, with all kinds of gadgets.

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. A New Age: A Primer on Eth 2.0 Monetary Policy and Game TheoryDelphi Digital's Alex Gedevani will break down Eth 2.0's new monetary policy and incentive structure fundamental to understanding Ethereum as an investment opportunity.

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Wall Street and Off-Chain ETHGrayscale's Michael Sonnenshein, ErisX's Thomas Chippas and OKex's Lennix Lai will discuss the fundamental value proposition of ether and the litany of tokens and financial products Ethereum has wrought.

3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Trade Secrets: Fast and Cheap - Why Sam Bankman-Fried Chose to Build on SolanaSBF lays out the calculus behind the decision to move Serum from Ethereum to the Solana blockchain and what might happen to Ethereum if faster and cheaper alternatives catch on.4:30 p.m. - 5:00 pm Stablecoins, Hyper-Collateralization and the DeFi EconomyThe rise of fiat- and algorithm-backed stablecoins has largely put crypto's volatility narrative to rest.

Camila Russo, the founder of The Defiant and the author of "The Infinite Machine," writes about the "Internet of value" being built on or using Ethereum.

Before you register for invest: ethereum economy, here's a primer on the journey to Ethereum 2.0.