Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a blog post on Monday reviewing the development of various blockchain use-cases over the past several years. With years of experimentation now behind the ecosystem, the developer has narrowed down a list of applications that he personally finds most worthy of attention in crypto. Money: The Most Important App Buterin...Read More
On Dec. 4, Vitalik Buterin responded to a question from a popular community member who said they had grown tired of the scammers and fraudsters in crypto after nine years. Crypto is used primarily as a vehicle for speculation at the moment, and that is where fraudsters thrive. The FTX meltdown was caused by a...Read More
The co-founder of Ethereum has shared some thoughts on the FTX fallout and, more precisely, on the reaction toward the former CEO – Sam Bankman-Fried. It appears that the cryptocurrency community is unanimous in its stance against the action of Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX. The overwhelming majority of reactions are entirely negative,...Read More
It has been a week since Elon Musk took ownership of Twitter, and he has wasted no time shaking up the struggling social media firm. The subsequent cataclysmic layoffs have left many baffled. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, for one, believes the Tesla chief can make Twitter “really great” or “really terrible.” The latter scenario would...Read More
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently weighed in on crypto regulation, noting that he is somewhat happy that watchdogs continue to reject crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) applications. In a lengthy controversial Twitter thread on October 30, Buterin stressed that the crypto industry is still in its early stages of attracting institutional adoption due to the need...Read More
Long before the Ethereum network’s transition to Proof-of-Stake (PoS), censorship concerns have been a bone of contention. To mitigate these risks, Vitalik Buterin has proposed “partial block auctions.” In the latest blog post, the Ethereum co-founder suggested that builders should have a more limited amount of power to prevent ETH censorship post Merge. Instead of...Read More
The co-founder of Ethereum suggested that two other PoW blockchain protocols could transition to PoS in the near future. He also spoke about the Merge during the 2022 Mainnet blockchain event and gave a brief update about the next step in Ethereum’s development – the Surge. Ethereum made history on September 15, when it became...Read More
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a lengthy blog post on Monday defending the usefulness of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). He outlined 3 reasons that DAOs have unique advantages compared to traditional corporations, and will not simply be outcompeted and obsoleted by the latter. Making Better Decisions A DAO is an emerging, blockchain-native, bottom-up governance structure...Read More
The excitement around the Ethereum Merge is tremendous for the PoS proponents and the community of the second-largest cryptocurrency. It also presents a very lucrative opportunity for fraudsters, who tried to take advantage even before the event. Ethereum foundation had earlier warned the community to be on high alert for scams trying to take advantage...Read More
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin was recently interviewed on the state of the crypto markets, and the future of blockchain technology. He predicted that crypto market volatility will slow to that of gold and stocks in the medium-term – though he doesn’t know at what price. The developer also spoke about proof of work, proof of...Read More
While Ripple execs claim that the company has been unfairly treated by the SEC, Ethereum frontman Vitalik Buterin hasn’t been exactly silent either. In a fresh jibe, the latter accused the former of throwing Ethereum under the bus as “China-controlled.” The latest feud also started with a discussion of new regulatory changes in Canada with...Read More
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has revealed that he personally used the now-sanctioned Ethereum mixer “Tornado Cash” when donating funds to Ukraine earlier this year. In a tweet on Tuesday, Twitter user Jeff Coleman called for people to provide documented examples of individuals using Tornado Cash to donate to Ukraine. Tornado Cash is an Ethereum protocol...Read More
On July 31, Vitalik Buterin commented in response to Dialectic’s Dean Eigenmann’s thoughts on the future of the Metaverse and the way venture capital firms think it will play out. The Ethereum co-founder is confident that the Metaverse will happen but added that he doesn’t think “any of the existing corporate attempts to intentionally create...Read More
Back in 2021, Vitalik Buterin received trillions of SHIB tokens, and even though he burned some, he also kept some with the intention to donate. In one of the burning transaction hashes, Buterin explained: I have decided to burn 90% of the remaining Shiba tokens in my wallet. The remaining 10% will be sent to...Read More
Buterin asserted that Ethereum’s developers are working on five long-term stages that aim to improve the network’s overall capabilities. The first on the agenda is the Merge, which is 90% complete and needs to be tested only on Ropsten, he said. During the ongoing annual Ethereum conference, Buterin outlined the improvements the development team is...Read More
Ethereum’s co-founder used the recent market crash as an opportunity to lash out against the Bitcoin stock-to-flow model, which has deviated severely from its price predictions. The S2F creator responded quickly and didn’t hold back. Buterin and ETH Against the S2F Developed and published a few years ago by a popular crypto analyst going by...Read More
Buterin has received another batch of one million OP tokens, including a message that the attacker believes in Ethereum’s co-founder. Moreover, the person who swiped the 20 million coins promised to return the remaining to Wintermute and Optimism. CryptoPotato reported yesterday the drama that unfolded recently between Optimism and Wintermute – a liquidity provider partner....Read More
Blockchain data shows that the recent, unintended recipient of 20 million OP tokens from Optimism has sent 1 million of those tokens to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. According to Blockchain security firm PeckShield, the exploiter’s network address sent 1,000,000 OP to an address previously established as belonging to Vitalik. The funds are worth about $874,000...Read More
Vitalik recently shared his thoughts on the future of algorithmic stablecoins in the wake of TerraUSD’s failure. While he believes that skepticism and scrutiny of existing protocols is “highly welcome,” he says that recent attempts at permanently dismissing all automated stablecoins are unwarranted. A Better Model for Automated Stables TerraUSD (UST) – an algorithmic stablecoin...Read More
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) – a non-profit organization that supports the second-largest blockchain protocol – disclosed that its treasury equals around $1.6 billion. $1.3 billion of it is distributed in digital assets (primarily ETH), while approximately $300 million belong to non-crypto investments. The EF Sold ETH at the ATH In its financial report, the Ethereum...Read More
Besides generating a lively discussion among Twitter users across the globe, Elon Musk’s bid to acquire the social media platform for $43 billion in cash has also galvanized the blockchain’s billionaire club. In the latest, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has made his mind public on the issue. In a tweet on Saturday, he said he doesn’t...Read More
The co-creator of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, is somewhat known for his strong opinions on matters related and unrelated to cryptocurrencies. Recently, he’s been featured in a TIME Magazine interview that had the entire crypto world buzzing. Vitalik Buterin on BAYC Hype People who’ve been following the crypto space for more than a few months must...Read More
After being compared to Tom Brady (with a few modifications), Ethereum’s co-founder said he mistook the American football legend for Tom Cruise. Yet, Brady, who already has some connections with the cryptocurrency industry, answered that he is a big fan of Buterin. Brady Is a Fan of Buterin It became known in the past week...Read More
Vitalik Buterin on Wednesday whetted his support for Ukraine against the Russian invasion. He said similar wars may be raging on in other parts of the world but that doesn’t mean people should stop caring about the Ukrainians or vice-versa. Buterin in Support of Ukraine In a tweet Wednesday morning, Ethereum’s co-founder said: “Ukrainians are far...Read More
Sandeep Nailwal, the co-founder of Polygon (MATIC), revealed today that India’s CryptoRelief will be sending 100 million USDC from Vitalik Buterin’s last year SHIB donation back to him. Last year in May, Vitalik Buterin donated 50 trillion SHIB tokens to India Covid Relief Fund. Tweeting on the matter, Nailwal revealed the reasons for which they...Read More
The Dogecoin Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the growth of popular meme-inspired cryptocurrency Dogecoin (DOGE), has joined forces with the founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin. The idea is to design a “Community Staking” system based on the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism. This comes months after the foundation announced at the Bitcoin ESG conference held...Read More
Titled “Endgame,” the co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, has put forward a hypothetical idea of a “big blockchain” that is trustless and censorship-resistant but indefinitely accompanies some of the common trade-offs such as scalability and centralization when it comes to block production. Aesthetically Ugly To achieve a system in which the block production is still...Read More
The largest grantmaker in the United States – Fidelity Charitable – has reportedly beaten all its previous records in terms of cryptocurrency donations received by the organization. Since the beginning of 2021, it has accepted nearly $274 million in digital assets. Crypto Donations Smashed The Records The news was reported by the British business newspaper...Read More
In May, Ethereum’s Co-Founder – Vitalik Buterin – burned 410,24 trillion Shiba Inu tokens which would now be equivalent to $27.8 billion. Additionally, he donated 50 trillion SHIB ($3.4 billion calculated at today’s prices) to India, struggling with the COVID-19 infection by that time. Five Months Difference Dogecoin’s success since the beginning of 2021 has...Read More
Ethereum’s scaling hurdles have been at the center of technical discussions among DeFi aficionados and ETH proponents for quite some time now. Today, during the annual Shanghai Blockchain Week conference, Vitalik Buterin shared some thoughts on the matter. Vitalik Buterin, in his opening remarks during this year’s edition of the Shanghai Blockchain Week in China,...Read More
