Vitalik Buterin

Governance

Experimental Voting Effort Aims to Break Ethereum Governance Gridlock

Vitalik Buterin has suggested experimenting with quadratic voting, a governance model furthered by Dr. Glen Weyl, on the ethereum platform.

Tech  ·  23 May 2018
Ethereum

The Economics of Ethereum’s Coming Consensus Change Are Taking Shape

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has issued new details on his vision for proof-of-stake, ethereum's coming consensus change.

Tech  ·  8 May 2018
Ethereum

When Not If: For Ethereum Believers, Scaling Is Just a Matter of Time

An ethereum conference in Canada this week showcased the depth and variety of projects seeking to scale the world's second largest blockchain.

Tech  ·  4 May 2018
Ethereum

Vitalik Releases Partial Proof-of-Concept for Ethereum ‘Sharding’ Tech

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin posted the proof-of-concept for adding sharding to ethereum's current mainnet.

Tech  ·  1 May 2018
Ether

Vitalik’s Serious Joke: The Case for Ending Ethereum Inflation

CoinDesk examines the arguments for and against a proposal that would limit the total number of ether that could ever be issued.

Tech  ·  16 April 2018
Ethereum

Vitalik Opposes Fork to Disable Ethereum ASICs

The creator of ethereum is coming out against a proposal that would find the network altering its software to defend against powerful new miners.

Tech  ·  6 April 2018
Ethereum

Vitalik: Ethereum Apps Are Being ‘Screwed’ By Scaling

At a conference in South Korea Wednesday, ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin sought to raise awareness of the platform's technical limitations.

Tech  ·  4 April 2018
Ethereum

Vitalik: Ether Limit Is a ‘Joke’ Worth Taking Seriously

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin said he wrote a proposal to cap ether at 120 million tokens as an "April Fool's meta-joke" to stimulate debate.

Tech  ·  2 April 2018
Ethereum

Vitalik Wants You to Pay to Slow Ethereum’s Growth

Ethereum's creator has proposed a new fee to help keep the cryptocurrency decentralized.

Tech  ·  27 March 2018
Ethereum

Vitalik Reveals New Idea for Plasma Scaling On Ethereum

Vitalik Buterin discussed a new idea Friday for a scaling solution that envisions how the capabilities of the ethereum blockchain might be expanded.

Tech  ·  9 March 2018
Ethereum

Ethereum Foundation Awards Millions In New Grant Funding

The non-profit dedicated to advancing ethereum has awarded $2.5 million in grant funding to various projects looking to improve the ecosystem.

Tech  ·  8 March 2018
Bitcoin

Major Blockchains Are Pretty Much Still Centralized, Research Finds

Researchers wade into the centralization debate, setting out data analysis they think could help shed light on the issue.

Tech  ·  5 March 2018
Ethereum

Ethereum Governance ‘Not That Bad’ Says Buterin Amid Fund Debate

During an ethereum core developer meeting Friday, Vitalik Buterin argued the protocol's governance isn't functioning poorly, it's just misunderstood.

Tech  ·  23 February 2018
Ethereum

High Stakes: Ethereum’s Fight Over Lost Funds Explained

Ethereum is facing what might be its biggest tech crisis in some time, with developers split over whether software changes should recover lost funds.

Tech  ·  23 February 2018
Ethereum

Vitalik Has a New Idea for ICOs – And It’s Being Tested

A month after ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin proposed a new twist on the ICO funding model, a Russian video game firm is putting it into practice.

Tech  ·  20 February 2018