Vitalik Buterin

Blockchain

Vitalik Buterin: Blockchains Will Discourage Monopolies, Not Create Them

Antitrust agencies should reconsider blockchains as they can help them fight monopolies, Vitalik Buterin and Thibault Schrepel argue in a new paper.

News  ·  19 May 2020
Ethereum

Vitalik Buterin Clarifies Remarks on Expected Launch Date of Eth 2.0

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin: “I defer to the client devs on timelines and if they are now saying ‘Q3’ more broadly then I believe them.”

Tech  ·  12 May 2020
Ethereum

Vitalik Buterin Says Much-Delayed Ethereum 2.0 Still on Track for July Launch

Ethereum's founder says the network's big upgrade is on track to launch in July, bringing proof of stake and new scalability features to the network.

Tech  ·  11 May 2020
Ethereum

Why Polynomial Commitments Might Be a ‘Breakthrough’ for Ethereum 2.0

What are "polynomial commitments" and how do they fit into Vitalik Buterin's new Eth 2.0 roadmap?

Tech  ·  23 March 2020
Ethereum

WATCH: Vitalik Buterin Explains the New Tech Behind Eth 2.0

Where do things stand with the tech overhaul of the world’s second-largest blockchain? We asked Vitalik at ETHDenver.

Tech  ·  20 February 2020
Ethereum

‘95% Confidence’: Ethereum Developers Pencil In July 2020 for Eth 2.0 Launch

Ethereum’s next system-wide upgrade, Eth 2.0, won’t launch in Q2 2020 as expected, but researchers remain confident the initial network parameters will deploy in 2020. Anything less would be considered a “failure,” they said.

Tech  ·  6 February 2020
Ethereum

Freedom Fighter or Fool? Jury’s Out on Arrested Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith

The case offers a litmus test of sorts: Was Griffith's appearance in North Korea a brazen violation of economic sanctions or a noble act of spreading ethereum's gospel of global reinvention?

People  ·  3 December 2019
Ethereum

5 Takeaways on Ethereum 2.0 From Vitalik’s ‘Beast Mode’ Blog Posts

Vitalik Buterin has outlined five steps for the roll-out of Ethereum 2.0 in early 2020.

Markets  ·  24 October 2019
Ethereum

‘Scam’ or Iteration? At Devcon, Ethereum Diehards Still Believe in 2.0

Ethereum is facing a major transition with a bevy of unanswered questions. Why is the Devcon crowd unfazed?

Markets  ·  8 October 2019
Vitalik Buterin

Meet the Russian Oligarch Launching a Metal-Backed Crypto Token

Vladimir Potanin, one of Russia's richest people, tells CoinDesk about his plans for a palladium-backed token and a tokenized commodities exchange.

Business  ·  7 October 2019
Ethereum

Vitalik Buterin: Increasing Transaction Costs Risk Limiting Ethereum Adoption

Buterin said altering verification could lower fees by a factor of 100 per transaction, freeing space for organizations to build on the blockchain.

Markets  ·  21 August 2019
Ethereum

Meet Vitalik Buterin’s Mom. Her Mission Is Inclusion, Not Ethereum

Natalia Ameline's nonprofit, CryptoChicks, is spreading the blockchain gospel in emerging markets.

Business  ·  29 July 2019
Ethereum

‘Phase Zero’ of a New Ethereum Blockchain Could Go Live Next January

Ethereum may begin transitioning to its next-generation, proof-of-stake blockchain model at the beginning of next year – pending more tests, that is.

Tech  ·  19 June 2019
Ethereum

Beacon Chain Contracts: A New Way to Deploy Dapps on Ethereum 2.0

A new proposal by founder of ethereum Vitalik Buterin suggests a new paradigm for decentralized application deployment on ethereum 2.0.

Markets  ·  26 May 2019
Ethereum

Vitalik Proposes Mixer to Anonymize ‘One-Off’ Ethereum Transactions

Founder of ethereum Vitalik Buterin proposed Wednesday a "simple" design to enhance privacy features on the ethereum blockchain.

Tech  ·  23 May 2019