Vitalik Buterin

Highlights: Vitalik Buterin funded 128 ETH each to Signal and SimpleX Chat platforms. He emphasized apps improving metadata privacy and open account creation for users. Ethereum will focus on targeted scaling next year to improve efficiency and performance. Ethereum founder Vitalik […]

Highlights: Ethereum co-founder says that X’s new feature of showing users’ countries could put privacy and safety at risk. Other crypto figures also criticize and stress that users need consent and anonymity. Some supporters say it helps stop fake accounts, […]

Highlights: Bhutan shifts its National Digital Identity system from Polygon to Ethereum for better security. The integration strengthens citizen empowerment through blockchain-based self-sovereign digital identities. Bhutan ranks sixth globally in government Bitcoin holdings, with over 6,000 BTC in reserves. The […]

Highlights: Vitalik Buterin backs ETH treasuries but cautions against excessive risk-taking and leverage. ETH treasury assets have grown rapidly, which reflects strong interest from institutional investors. Rising treasury demand has boosted ETH’s price and strengthened its market position. In an […]

Highlights: Validators have pushed the gas limit as the network’s daily transactions continue to grow. Vitalik Buterin is supporting the careful expansion of the gas limit with new client updates to ease validator strain. ETH has increased over 24% in […]

Highlights: The price of Ethereum rises 0.55% to $2,465 with a 59% increase in daily trading volume. Vitalik Buterin to join Robinhood’s fireside chat on 30 June, discussing crypto and blockchain’s future. Liquidation map reveals $1.57B in short liquidations, hinting […]

Highlights: Pluralistic IDs protect privacy by allowing multiple identities rather than a single, traceable one. Zero-knowledge proofs can enhance privacy but may risk reducing pseudonymity with one-per-person models. Pluralistic IDs offer more flexibility and inclusivity, preventing monopolies on digital identity […]

Highlights: Ethereum Foundation has reshaped the core team to prioritize Layer 1 scaling, blobspace, and UX. Recent Pectra upgrade vulnerabilities prompted a tighter focus on protocol security and design. Leadership shifts aim to improve coordination and accelerate Ethereum’s technical roadmap. […]

Highlights: Vitalik Buterin has proposed a lighter node setup to help users run Ethereum nodes on personal devices. Partially stateless nodes let users store only needed data and reduce the load of running full Ethereum nodes. The plan aims to […]

Highlights: Buterin wants to simplify Ethereum to improve speed, security, and user experience. He says new features made Ethereum slower and riskier. Buterin plans to replace EVM with RISC-V to make Ethereum faster and better. Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder and […]

Highlights: Privacy Pools enable users to make private transactions and also flag illegal activities. The tool allows users to prove that their funds are clean without revealing details. Privacy pools stand out from other privacy platforms, such as Tornado Cash. […]

Highlights: Ethereum is testing the Poseidon hash function to improve zero-knowledge proofs. The Pectra upgrade failed to go live on the Holesky testnet due to a contract address error. Developers plan to test Pectra on Sepolia next, but delays may […]