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Buterin Calls Mandatory Acceptance of Bitcoin in El Salvador Counter to Crypto’s ‘Ideals of Freedom’

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin criticized the forced adoption of bitcoin in El Salvador in a comment he made in a Reddit forum on Friday, noting that “making it mandatory for businesses to accept a specific cryptocurrency is contrary to the ideals of freedom that are supposed to be so important to the crypto space.”

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Buterin Calls Mandatory Acceptance of Bitcoin in El Salvador Counter to Crypto’s ‘Ideals of Freedom’

The Ethereum co-founder’s comments appear to refer to an article in El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law, but in reality the requirement for merchants to accept bitcoin is not that clear.

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Finance

Future of Life Institute to Launch Vitalik Buterin Fellowships Centered on AI Safety Research

The institute studies ways artificial intelligence can help mankind.

Vitalik Buterin on stage at RadicalXchange 2019. (Credit: Christine Kim/CoinDesk)

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Vitalik Buterin Among Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2021

Time Magazine has listed Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin in its 100 Most Influential People list for 2021. Tesla CEO Elon Musk and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele have also been recognized.

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Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Named to Time Magazine’s ‘Most Influential’ List

Vitalik’s writeup was penned by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.

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Finance

Should Crypto Journalists Own Crypto?

One journalist remembers all the times he has owned cheap bitcoin – and why he was willing to give it up for a career.

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Videos

Dogecoin Foundation Returns With Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin as Adviser

The Dogecoin Foundation, a nonprofit organization that aims to support the development of DOGE, has been re-established with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin as its “blockchain and crypto adviser.” The foundation is now hoping to secure a three-year budget to hire a small staff to work on dogecoin full-time.

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Dogecoin Foundation Returns With Ethereum's Buterin as Adviser

The foundation hopes to secure a three-year budget in order to hire a small staff to work on dogecoin full-time.

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Bit Mining Pivots Overseas, Ethereum Creator Joins ‘Stoned Cats’ Cast

China’s Bit Mining pivots to focus on overseas mining business. Korean crypto exchange Upbit accused of involvement in illegal transactions. Ethereum’s creator joins the cast of animated crypto series ‘Stoner Cats.’ We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Videos

Mila Kunis on Launching New Animated NFT Show ‘Stoner Cats’

A new animated web series, “Stoner Cats,” launches Monday, featuring Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin, Jane Fonda, and others.

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