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Buterin Wants to Speed Up Ethereum 2.0 Transition With ETH1-Friendly Validators

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has recently published an alternative proposal for an early transition to Ethereum 2.0.

Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum Foundation Made $100 Million By Selling Eth At Ath

According to a recent statement by Vitalik Buterin, he managed to convince the Ethereum Foundation to sell 70,000 ETH at the height of 2017’s parabolic run, resulting in a $100 million liquidity.

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin promises that proof-of-stake will improve security, scalability

While the roadmap suggests that it will take a few years, Buterin insisted that the transition will be worth it, both in terms of scalability and security.

Vitalik Buterin: "Facebook's Libra is wakeup call for governments"

Ethereum cofounder and blockchain technology leader Vitalik Buterin tells "Globes" about the risks and challenges posed by cryptocurrencies.

Vitalik Buterin: “More Pessimistic” About Scaling Through Second Layers

Vitalik Buterin, the ethereum co-founder and its most prominent developer, has publicly stated he is becoming a bit pessimistic about scaling through second layer networks like the Lightning Network (LN) or the still in development eth version called Plasma.

Vitalik Buterin: “2/3 Reduction End of Next Year Absolutely Viable”

Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s founder, has stated “a ~2/3 reduction around the end of next year and a further reduction a bit later would be absolutely viable,” in an ask me anything session of ethereum 2.0 researchers.

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Slams Bitcoin SV: ‘Obviously a Complete Scam’

Ethereum wunderkind Vitalik Buterin maintained his hardline stance on Bitcoin SV in a recent interview, calling Craig Wright’s cryptocurrency a “complete scam.”

Vitalik Buterin Proposes Higher Staking Rewards for Upcoming ETH PoS Algorithm

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin proposed a higher staking reward for the upcoming proof-of-stake (PoS) algorithm implementation on the Ethereum blockchain on GitHub on April 20.

Vitalik takes on Roubini in Seoul to defend crypto’s offer of anonymity and social change

If you were a crypto enthusiast in Seoul this week, you were almost certainly witnessing the showdown between two of the industry’s most recognized faces.

Vitalik Buterin: Crypto Must Leave Behind the Individualism of the Early Cypherpunks

Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has argued that the crypto community should evolve beyond the individualism associated with its early cypherpunk days and harness technology to create new, equitable and innovative systems with positive social impact.

Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum Must Reach 100,000 Transactions Per Second, Bitcoin May Remain Solely a Store of Value

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin says the platform needs to be capable of processing at least 100,000 transactions per second to remain viable in the long run. In a new interview with Abra CEO Bill Barhydt, Buterin says he’s now mainly focused on three overarching issues.

Vitalik Buterin Shares Crypto Analogy: Bitcoin Is A Pocket Calculator App, Ethereum Is The Smartphone

Russian-Canadian programmer and writer, Vitaly Dmitriyevich “Vitalik” Buterin, who is also the inventor of Ethereum, has expressed his thoughts that Ethereum has quite a few benefits more than Bitcoin (BTC) when both are compared.

Vitalik Buterin Compares Bitcoin and Ethereum: BTC is Like a Calculator, ETH is Like a Smartphone

For Vitalik Buterin, creator of Ethereum, his project holds many advantages over Bitcoin, and he proudly illustrates with simple words why his “second generation blockchain” has enough merits to be the most important altcoin in the global marketcap.

Vitalik Buterin Dismisses Rumors New Constantinople Feature Allows Attack Vector

Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin and other core devs have dismissed allegations that a new smart contract creation feature set to be released in the forthcoming Constantinople hard fork will have negative security implications. The discussion was held during a Ethereum core developer call on Feb. 15.

Crypto Critic Roubini: Trump’s ‘Flirting With Mutually Assured Economic Destruction’

Crypto critic Nouriel Roubini asserted that the risk of a financial crisis has grown significantly, mainly due to President Trump. While stock market indexes grew 20% in 2017, markets have been trading sideways for a major part of 2018, followed by steep drops across several sectors as markets closed for 2018.

Vitalik Just Gave $300K in Crypto to Three Ethereum Startups

Vitalik Buterin, the creator of ethereum, has just donated $300,000 in cryptocurrency to three blockchain startups – apparently making the decision in response to a Twitter thread.

Oldest Swiss University Awards Honorary Doctorate to Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin

The University of Basel has granted an honorary doctorate to Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin, according to an official statement on the university’s website today, Nov. 30.

Soon, Serenity Begins Says Vitalik Buterin

Vitalik Buterin, Chief Scientist at the Ethereum Foundations, has given a long term and short term roadmap at the opening of Devcon in Prague this morning.

Vitalik Buterin: I quite regret adopting the term ‘smart contracts’ for Ethereum

Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin revealed his regret for adopting the popular term ‘smart contracts’ – a term that has become almost synonymous with Ethereum.

Vitalik Buterin and Nouriel Roubini Planning Live Debate on Cryptocurrency

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin and global economist Nouriel Roubini are working out the details for a live debate about cryptocurrencies.