Formal Verification in the Ethereum Protocol: Current Status and Future Directions
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Speaker: David Pearce, Igor Konnov, Julian Sutherland, Zoe P
Type: Panel
Expertise: Intermediate
Event: Devcon
Date: Nov 2024
Vitalik believes "ethereum's biggest technical risk probably is bugs in code, and anything that could significantly change the game on that would be amazing". Formal verification is a key technology which many believe could significantly help. However, it has yet to see wide adoption for a variety of reasons. This panel will bring together formal verification experts working in blockchain to discuss the challenges faced in increasing the use of formal verification within the community.