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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin criticized the current direction of prediction markets, warning that an increasing focus on short-term bets risks distorting incentives and encouraging harmful behavior. Buterin Questions Short-Term Betting Culture in Crypto Markets In a recent post published to X, Buterin said prediction markets have reached sufficient scale to support professional traders and contribute … Read more
Vitalik Buterin has shared a pragmatic vision for how Ethereum and artificial intelligence (AI) could converge, focusing on privacy, trust, and more efficient markets without sidelining human decision-making. Ethereum Can Serve as a Trust Layer for AI Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has outlined a new vision for how artificial intelligence could integrate with Ethereum, emphasizing … Read more
Vitalik Buterin is openly challenging long-held assumptions about Ethereum’s layer-two ( L2) strategy, arguing that the original vision for L2s no longer fits a network where the base layer itself is scaling rapidly. Vitalik Buterin Calls for Specialized Appchains Over Generic L2s In a recent X post, Vitalik Buterin argued that two developments have quietly … Read more
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is calling for a new generation of decentralized autonomous organizations ( DAOs) that move beyond token-holder voting, arguing that today’s dominant DAO model is inefficient, fragile, and prone to political capture. Buterin Pushes for Smarter DAOs That Move Past Simple Token Voting Buterin laid out his critique in a detailed post … Read more
Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin says the latest upgrades give the blockchain high‑bandwidth, consensus‑driven performance. Vitalik Buterin announced that zero‑knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machines have reached production‑quality performance and that PeerDAS data‑availability sampling is live on mainnet, combining to give Ethereum decentralized consensus and high bandwidth. He contrasted this with earlier peer‑to‑peer models such as Bittorrent’s bandwidth‑heavy, consensus‑free design … Read more
Ethereum co-founder advocates for digital privacy by donating 128 ETH to Session and SimpleX Chat, highlighting critical next steps in secure communication technologies. Vitalik Buterin has publicly supported two privacy-focused messaging applications, Session and SimpleX Chat, with substantial cryptocurrency donations totaling 256 ETH ($768,000). The tech leader emphasized two key priorities for digital communication: permissionless … Read more
Ethereum’s wonderkid revealed mixed feelings about Friday’s crackdown on foreign sock puppet accounts masquerading as American conservatives on X. Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Addresses X’s MAGA Controversy On May 26, 2025, the X account “America First,” with the handle “@America_First0,” posted a seductive photo of a scantily clad blonde decked out in a muted turquoise outfit. … Read more
Steak ’n Shake halted an X poll asking whether it should accept ETH payments after a wave of criticism from Bitcoin maximalists, posting: “Poll suspended. Our allegiance is with Bitcoiners. You have spoken. Who even allowed this? I’m back at my desk. — Steaktoshi.” The move follows the chain’s earlier announcement exploring ETH acceptance and … Read more
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a blog post advocating for “full‑stack” openness and verifiability across software, hardware and bio systems to preserve freedom and security as the internet becomes indistinguishable from real life. Buterin argues that open source code, verifiable hardware, and privacy‑preserving cryptography (ZK‑SNARKs, FHE, differential privacy) are essential to prevent centralization, baked‑in backdoors … Read more
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin praised Base as a model Layer-2, combining user-friendly design with Ethereum’s decentralized security. He emphasized that Base is non-custodial and cannot block or seize user funds, countering misconceptions about L2 oversight. Vitalik Defends Base, Dispels Misconceptions on L2 Security Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has called Base, Coinbase’s Layer-2 network, a “model … Read more
