# Reth 1.0: How did we get here and what is next?

- Speakers: [Georgios Konstantopoulos](https://streameth.org/speakers/georgios-konstantopoulos)
- Channel: [Devcon 7 SEA](https://streameth.org/devcon_7_sea)
- Date: 2024-11-13
- Duration: 25:35
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/67346d4b9dbb7a90e1ceb852

## Description

Reth is an Ethereum Execution Layer in development since 2022, focused on contributor-friendliness, modularity and performance. 

In 2024, after rigorous testing and security review, Reth had its first 1.0 prod-ready release. 

In this talk, we review the process of shipping a state of the art & novel Ethereum node, and lay out Reth's plans for the next years.

## About the speakers

### Georgios Konstantopoulos

Georgios Konstantopoulos is the Chief Technology Officer and a General Partner at Paradigm. Georgios leads the teams behind Reth, Foundry, Alloy and other popular open source projects used by the industry.