Vitalik Buterin


Tech

Vitalik Buterin Takes a Dig at the Metaverse, Calls It a Branding Ploy

Metaverse tokens have a $18 billion market cap, but we're not quite at Ready Player One yet.

Vitalik Buterin speaks at BUIDL Asia in Seoul on March 27, 2024 (screenshot)

Opinion

30 Reasons to Love Vitalik Buterin, on His 30th Birthday

The co-founder and spiritual leader of Ethereum has achieved more than most in his relatively short lifetime.

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Tech

The Protocol: Bitcoin NFT Debacle, Vitalik's 30th, Farcaster Frames, 'Private Mempools'

In this week's issue of The Protocol newsletter, our Sam Kessler writes about the "private mempools" that Ethereum users are increasingly relying on to avoid front-running MEV bots. PLUS: Margaux Nijkerk explores the growing use of "councils" to oversee adolescent networks.

Founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin during TechCrunch Disrupt London 2015 (John Phillips/Creative Commons/CC2.0, modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

Vitalik Buterin Says Developers Should 'Tread Carefully' Mixing Crypto and AI

The Ethereum co-founder has warmed up on the potential intersection between AI and crypto, though he warns developers to be careful.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin (Bradley Keoun/modified by CoinDesk)

Tech

The Protocol: MetaMask's Secret Weapon and Ethereum's Dencun Debacle

In this issue of CoinDesk's weekly newsletter on blockchain technology, we bring you Sam Kessler's scoop on MetaMask's in-development "intents" feature that could revolutionize how users interact with blockchains. Also: a post-mortem on Ethereum's unexpectedly ugly Dencun testnet upgrade – and a glimpse of one of the new data blobs.

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Tech

Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Proposes Gas Limit Increase

Ethereum's gas limit refers to the maximum amount of gas that can be expended in an individual block. A limit increase could improve network capacity and potentially reduce costs for users.

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Tech

The Protocol: Is Solana's Rebound The Real Thing?

Solana has been one of the biggest gainers of the latest crypto cycle, with a handful of airdrops and meme tokens accelerating big boosts in the price of SOL. Also, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has released an updated roadmap for the ecosystem.

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Markets

ENS Token Jumps 50% as Vitalik Buterin Hails It as 'Super Important'

The token touched the highest level since April and volume increased more than 600%.

Vitalik Buterin shares a new blog post on Ethereum's roadmap to address scaling, privacy, and wallet security. (CoinDesk)

Tech

Ethereum's 'Censorship' Problem Is Getting Worse

Four of the five biggest "block builders" on Ethereum are excluding transactions sanctioned by the U.S. government, data shows.

Builder censorship on Ethereum has more than tripled over the past 12 months. (Toni Wahrstätter/censorship.pics)

Tech

The Protocol: It's Crypto Spring, as Smart Contract Platform Index Jumps Most in 10 Months

The CoinDesk Smart-Contract Platform Index (SMT) saw a significant 19% increase in November, led by surges in Sei's SEI and Axelar's AXL tokens.

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