# Vitalik Buterin: Privacy, Memecoins & Staying True to Ethereum | Meetup 0x17 #23 (17.06.2025)

- Speakers: [Vitalik Buterin](https://streameth.org/speakers/vitalik-buterin)
- Channel: [ETH Warsaw](https://streameth.org/eth-warsaw)
- Date: 2025-10-07
- Duration: 49:10
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt--lHzaE-iiVU
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lHzaE-iiVU

## Description

What started as a casual stop turned into an unfiltered, wide-ranging conversation between Vitalik Buterin and Przemek Kowalczyk (Ramp Network) — hosted in the heart of Warsaw by ETHWarsaw.

Captured during a spontaneous meetup in our soon-to-open community space, Kolektyw3 — this is Proof of Vibe in action.

Learn more about Kolektyw3 here: https://ethwarsaw.dev/kolektyw3

00:00-04:00 Intro about Kolektyw3 by Paulina
04:00-08:47 Meaning of starting Ethereum Foundation
08:47-13:05 Role of the Foundation
13:05-15:27 The role of local communities
15:27-24:21 Current narratives that will be considered naïve in the future
24:21-28:57 If the future of crypto is being regulated transactional layer, did we win or lose?
28:57-31:57 Privacy vs Customer needs vs Regulations
31:57-40:25 How to change the world?
40:25-45:30 Dealing with the feeling of responsibility
45:30-49:10 Devcon in Warsaw?

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