Love Him, Hate Him, Have No Clue Who He Is ... Vlad's words ring true.

Most widely known for his work on Caspar for Ethereum, the would-be "proof-of-stake" model, which is very similar to what Dash has implemented for its masternodes .. well, conceptually anyway. Vlad has made some interesting comments of late regarding the technology that he has been heavily involved with the past couple of years.

So, this is proof that he remains an independent thinker, even though he has benefited a great deal from Ethereum ( I would guess). He does think about the wider implications of the technology, and barriers to adoption. Regarding Whales and Blockchain Ethics, here is an very interesting presentation that he gave .. he's not the easiest person in the world to listen to, but it is worth it.

If you listen closely you will hear mention of many of the issues that our community has and is dealing with.