Vitalik Buterin

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), recently expressed his concerns over the current state of cryptocurrency regulation, particularly in the United States. What Happened: While responding to a user on decentralized social network, Warpast, Buterin criticized the “anarcho-...

A Hong Kong court has convicted a man for providing paid investment advice in a Telegram group without proper licensing. What Happened: Mingtung Wong, a licensed representative with the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), was found guilty of acting beyond his professional...

Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy has publicly criticized Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) leaders, including co-founder Vitalik Buterin and Uniswap‘s Hayden Adams, for their perceived ideological contradictions between capitalist and socialist principles. What Happened: Gaevoy expressed his views on social...

Rapper and composer Iggy Azalea, who launched the MOTHER (CRYPTO: MOTHER) token on the Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) blockchain, recently took a jab at Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin. What Happened: Azalea posted a meme depicting herself holding a baby with Buterin's face, along with the...

When Vitalik Buterin helped found Ethereum in 2013, he envisioned using the platform and blockchain technology as a force for good. He envisioned the network as a means to increase social welfare and provide users access to valuable projects. It makes sense, then, that Buterin has criticized the...

In late May 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) moved the spot Ethereum ETF applications into the next stage of deliberation, opening the door for the funds to begin trading as soon as this Summer. The approvals surprised many, as the SEC had not addressed the issue much after...

Shytoshi Kusama, the mysterious lead developer of Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB), hinted at massive plans for the ecosystem while responding to Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) creator Vitalik Buterin's skepticism of projects lacking long-term ambitions. What Happened: Buterin took to social platform X to express...

The cryptocurrency industry might be celebrating the greenlighting of the first-ever spot Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) ETFs in the U.S., but very few of them might be aware of the amusing origin story of the world's second-largest digital asset project.  What Happened: Ethereum's creator and one of...

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) co-founder and one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency space, Vitalik Buterin, sounded a cautionary note on the ills of "Superintelligent AI" and urged people to push back against those rooting for it. What Happened: The man behind the world's most-invested blockchain...

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) co-founder and one of the biggest voices in the cryptocurrency space, Vitalik Buterin, praised the ecosystem's free speech ideals. However, the assertion faced backlash from a group of people on social media. What Happened: The man behind one of the biggest blockchain...

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), has voiced his concerns about the diminishing privacy in physical spaces and emphasized the importance of online privacy. What Happened: On Sunday, Buterin took to X, formerly Twitter, to express his views on the increasing invasion of privacy...

Americans considering to emigrate if “their” candidate does not win the 2024 presidential election might want to consider a novel idea by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin dubbed “Degen Communism.” What Happened: In his latest blog post, Buterin suggests that “there...

A co-founder of cryptocurrency Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is sharing his thoughts on a crypto cycle that has favored meme coins. Here's what Vitalik Buterin had to say in a recent post. What Happened: Fresh off his commentary on the metaverse being "poorly defined," Buterin shared his thoughts on meme...

Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin shed light on the misconceived notion of the Metaverse during his appearance at the BUIDL Asia conference in Seoul.  What Happened: He said that the current understanding of the Metaverse, as a vast virtual space with immersive experiences...

In February, crypto phishers managed to steal a staggering $47 million, primarily through fake accounts on Elon Musk‘s social media platform X. These scams, related to Bitcoin, Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB), and other cryptocurrencies, resulted in over 57,000 victims...