Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum

Vitalik Buterin, Joe Lubin Back $700K Donation to Ethereum Project MolochDAO

An ethereum funding initiative from the CEO of SpankChain is getting a major boost from two of the blockchain's biggest names.

Markets  ·  10 May 2019
Ethereum

Vitalik Proposal Could Turn Ethereum Staking Into $160 Million Industry

Ethereum researchers are currently discussing the optimal reward issuance rates for a new version of the network called ethereum 2.0.

Tech  ·  26 April 2019
Governance

The RadicalxChange Movement’s Crypto-Cypherpunk Appeal

CoinDesk looks at the appeal of the RadicalxChange movement and its dream of "reinventing institutions to fix problems" such as inequality.

Markets  ·  26 March 2019
Ethereum

Ethereum Creator Vitalik Buterin Proposes Wallet Fee to Fund Developers

The creator of the world's second largest blockchain proposed today on Twitter a new norm for the ecosystem – a flat wallet fee of 1 gwei.

Tech  ·  8 March 2019
Ethereum

CasperLabs Is Building a PoS Blockchain With Help from Ethereum’s Vlad Zamfir

A new blockchain startup was launched today called CasperLabs. Aiming to build a proof-of-stake blockchain based upon the seminal work of Ethereum Foundation researcher Vlad Zamfir, CasperLabs has announced Zamfir as lead consensus protocol architect to the project.

Tech  ·  22 February 2019
Ethereum

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

Vitalik Buterin just donated $300,000 in ether to three ethereum 2.0 startups in response to a Twitter thread.

Tech  ·  19 December 2018
Ethereum

Vitalik Buterin Awarded Honorary Doctorate from University of Basel

The creator of ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, has just been awarded an honorary doctorate for his work on blockchain innovation.

Tech  ·  30 November 2018
Ethereum

Star Trek’s Shatner Defends Ethereum Creator Vitalik Buterin in Tweetstorm

Eighty-seven-year-old Canadian actor and producer William Shatner just made a series of tweets supporting ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin.

Markets  ·  8 November 2018
Ethereum

Vitalik Ends Devcon Talk With Sing-Along About Failed Ethereum Ideas

At the Devcon4 developer conference, the founder of ethereum presented the current roadmap to a more scalable network – and a song.

Tech  ·  31 October 2018
Governance

Vote Buying Scandal Stokes Fears of EOS Governance Failure

The world's fifth-largest crypto is being rocked by allegations the process by which its transaction history is determined is vulnerable to collusion.

Tech  ·  4 October 2018
Ethereum

‘500 Transactions a Second’: Vitalik Says Zk-Snarks Could Scale Ethereum

A form of cryptography pioneered by zcash might help scale ethereum "by a huge amount," says founder Vitalik Buterin.

Tech  ·  24 September 2018
Ethereum

Ethereum’s Constantinople Hard Fork to Activate on Testnet in October

Ethereum developers have confirmed an upcoming upgrade will activate on Ropsten around October 9.

Tech  ·  14 September 2018
Ethereum

There’s a Problem With Crypto Funding – And Vitalik Just Might Have a Solution

A new paper by Vitalik Buterin and other researchers proposes a novel way to finance the public goods a decentralized ecosystem needs.

Tech  ·  4 September 2018
Ethereum

The Weirdest Prediction Markets on Augur Right Now

Many have high hopes for ethereum-based prediction market Augur; others only seem interested in using it for some old-fashioned internet trolling.

Markets  ·  25 August 2018
Ethereum

Stanford University Launches New Blockchain Research Center

Stanford University launches the Center for Blockchain Research and Vitalik Buterin, the creator of Ethereum, is one of the sponsors.

Markets  ·  21 June 2018