# Decentralized Governance - Vitalik Buterin @ ETHNewYork

- Speakers: [Vitalik Buterin](https://streameth.org/speakers/vitalik-buterin)
- Channel: [ETHGlobal](https://streameth.org/ethglobal)
- Date: 2019-10-09
- Duration: 38:28
- Topics: ethereum, ETHNewYork, ETHGlobal, hackathon, New Lab, vitalik, buterin, vitalik buterin
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-6LbRtvdRVBw
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LbRtvdRVBw

## Description

These are the remarks of Vitalik Buterin at ETHNewYork. ETHNewYork was an ethereum focused hackathon that took place May 8-10, 2019. These remarks were part of the opening ceremony. ETHNewYork included a series of ethereum focused workshops, as well as workshops about related technologies, D'Apps and tools. ETHNewYork was a hackathon organized by ETHGlobal and a team of hackers, developers and enthusiasts interested in building and creating in the ethereum ecosystem. It took place for 3 days at New Lab at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.