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The silver lining from the Friend.tech episode is that it reveals Ethereum's scaling strategy might be working. (Creative Commons)
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The Protocol: Friend.tech Fades as Crypto Craze, but Ethereum Is Scaling
This week in blockchain tech: Polygon's new "chain development kit," Farcaster's move to Optimism, Shibarium's return and Interlay's new Bitcoin layer-2 network, and Pancake S...
The silver lining from the Friend.tech episode is that it reveals Ethereum's scaling strategy might be working. (Creative Commons)
By Bradley Keoun
Aug 30, 2023 at 6:05 p.m. UTC
Aug 30, 2023
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Friend.tech Takes Base by Storm; Layer 1 Blockchain Terra Says its Website Was Compromised
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Terra
Friend.tech Takes Base by Storm; Layer 1 Blockchain Terra Says its Website Was Compromised
“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, as layer 1 blockchain Terra warns users to avoid using its website after being targeted by...
Friend.tech Takes Base by Storm; Layer 1 Blockchain Terra Says its Website Was Compromised
By CoinDesk Staff
Aug 21, 2023 at 5:39 p.m. UTC
Aug 21, 2023
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Why Did Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Send $1M Worth of Ether to Coinbase?
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Ethereum
Why Did Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Send $1M Worth of Ether to Coinbase?
Data from Ethereum blockchain scanning website etherscan shows that Vitalik Buterin deposited 600 ether (ETH), which is worth roughly $1 million, to crypto exchange Coinbase....
Why Did Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Send $1M Worth of Ether to Coinbase?
By CoinDesk Staff
Aug 21, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. UTC
Aug 21, 2023
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Ether
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Sends $1M ETH to Coinbase
Vitalik Buterin transferred over $1 million worth of ether to crypto exchange Coinbase on Monday.
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By Lyllah Ledesma
Aug 21, 2023 at 10:09 a.m. UTC
Aug 21, 2023
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DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 18: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin speaks at ETHDenver on February 18, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. ETHDenver is the largest and longest running Ethereum Blockchain event in the world with more than 15,000 cryptocurrency devotees attending the weeklong meetup. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
Opinion
Opinion
Vitalik Buterin Has Thoughts on Social Media Fact Checking
Ethereum's founder applauds Elon Musk's “Community Notes” tool for taking a crack at “credible neutrality.”
DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 18: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin speaks at ETHDenver on February 18, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. ETHDenver is the largest and longest running Ethereum Blockchain event in the world with more than 15,000 cryptocurrency devotees attending the weeklong meetup. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)
By Daniel Kuhn
Aug 17, 2023 at 7:13 p.m. UTC
Aug 17, 2023
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Karl Marx believed industrial technological progress would help lead to socialism. What about crypto? (John Mayal c. 1865/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
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Opinion
Crypto and the Real Meaning of 'Radicalism'
The right-wing economics that shaped crypto doesn’t determine its future, argues a new book by Joshua Dávila – aka The Blockchain Socialist.
Karl Marx believed industrial technological progress would help lead to socialism. What about crypto? (John Mayal c. 1865/Wikimedia Commons, modified by CoinDesk)
By David Z. Morris
Aug 3, 2023 at 5:37 p.m. UTC
Aug 3, 2023
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Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Weighs in on Worldcoin as Newly Launched Token Jumps
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Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Weighs in on Worldcoin as Newly Launched Token Jumps
Worldcoin, the highly anticipated project co-founded by OpenAI's Sam Altman, launched its WLD token on Monday. Crypto exchanges including Binance, Huobi, Bybit and OKX have li...
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Weighs in on Worldcoin as Newly Launched Token Jumps
By CoinDesk Staff
Jul 24, 2023 at 5:41 p.m. UTC
Jul 24, 2023
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Vitalik Buterin spoke to reporters during an exclusive event at ETHSeoul. (CoinDesk)
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Ethereum
Ethereum’s Buterin Expresses Concerns Over Sam Altman’s Worldcoin
Worldcoin’s identity system, “Proof-of-Personhood,” faces issues with privacy, accessibility, centralization, and security, according to Buterin.
Vitalik Buterin spoke to reporters during an exclusive event at ETHSeoul. (CoinDesk)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jul 24, 2023 at 2:43 p.m. UTC
Jul 24, 2023
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Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin at Techcrunch London 2015
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Features
Zug: Where Ethereum Was Born and Crypto Goes to Grow Up
What is not to like about the tiny Swiss city where Vitalik Buterin and his cofounders launched Ethereum? The No. 1 spot on CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023 ranking has it all: reg...
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin at Techcrunch London 2015
By Jeff Wilser
Jun 27, 2023 at 11:42 a.m. UTC
Jun 27, 2023
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Vitalik Buterin shares a new blog post on Ethereum's roadmap to address scaling, privacy, and wallet security. (CoinDesk)
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Ethereum
Ethereum’s Buterin Releases Roadmap Addressing Scaling, Privacy, Wallet Security
In his blog post, Buterin says the network needs to address these components simultaneously; otherwise the blockchain could fail.
Vitalik Buterin shares a new blog post on Ethereum's roadmap to address scaling, privacy, and wallet security. (CoinDesk)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jun 9, 2023 at 3:51 p.m. UTC
Jun 9, 2023
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