Ethereum 2.0 launches
I don't understand this.<p>I don't understand any of it.<p>I don't understand cryptocurrencies.<p>I don't understand what problems they really solve.<p>> "Ethereum is open access to digital money and data-friendly services for everyone – no matter your background or location. It's a community-built technology behind the cryptocurrency ether (ETH) and thousands of applications you can use today."<p>I can do all these things already.<p>> Ethereum is a technology that lets you send cryptocurrency to anyone for a small fee. It also powers applications that everyone can use and no one can take down.<p>I don't have this need ever, to be frank. Who really does, looking at the larger population?<p>> It's the world's programmable blockchain.<p>I don't understand what this means. What does this do for real-life applications?<p>What problem / which problems are being solved here?