Elon Musk and Vitalik Buterin are chatting about Ethereum on Twitter

It’s no surprise that Tesla & SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is interested in crypto — he’s tweeted about it several times in the past. 

But now, Musk has directly (and publicly, on Twitter) asked Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin to explain his vision of the cryptocurrency’s future, and it’s turning into an interesting discussion. 

First, it needs to be said that Musk and Buterin are quite similar in certain regards. Both are very active on Twitter. Both are very smart and love talking about complex concepts that will make your head spin. Both love silly jokes, and they regularly drive their users/customers/shareholders up the wall. In 2017, Buterin (who insists he’s just one of many cogs inside Ethereum but is largely seen as the project’s leader) said he will leave (Ethereum) if its community doesn’t get its act together. Musk angered the SEC to the point that he almost lost his CEO position at Tesla. 

And now, finally, these two are chatting on Twitter.  

Musk started the conversation in an odd manner, tweeting simply “Ethereum,” followed by a tweet indicating he was only kidding.