Vitalik: Future lotteries may benefit from Ethereum 2.0's verifiable delay function

Editor's Note: This article comes fromCointelegraph Chinese (ID: CointelegraphChina), Author: MICHAEL KAPILKOV, reprinted with authorization by Odaily.

Cointelegraph Chinese (ID: CointelegraphChina)

Cointelegraph Chinese (ID: CointelegraphChina)

, Author: MICHAEL KAPILKOV, reprinted with authorization by Odaily.

When discussing the Ethereum (ETH) hackathon cooperation with the Colorado State Lottery Corporation, Vitalik Buterin (hereinafter referred to as "V God") believes that in the future, the lottery may benefit from the verifiable delay function (VDF) of Ethereum 2.0.

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Will not immediately use Ethereum technology in the project

“My understanding is that the lottery itself has nothing to do with Ethereum; rather, it’s part of Jared Polis’ efforts to find innovative ways to fund public goods and modernize government. I do think there will be applications like this in the future when we add VDFs Programs may benefit from Ethereum 2.0's verifiable delay function"

Chainlink believes that its Verifiable Randomness Function (VRF) also has great potential in the gaming industry. In the future this could become a source of competition between decentralized ecosystems.

When discussing that the collaboration coincided with Ethereum’s 5th birthday, Vitalik said:

"I think it's a coincidence! I don't think Colorado made a decision based on the Ethereum date..."

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