Vitalik Buterin
Buterin Walks Back 2017 Take as ZK Proofs Make Full Verification Practical
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said he no longer agrees with a June 9, 2017, post where he dismissed the idea of regular users verifying the full blockchain history. That comment...
Can Ethereum Resist TradFi’s Push Toward Centralization? Buterin Speaks Out
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has urged web3 developers to advocate for users’ self-sovereignty and freedom in relation to traditional financial institutions. Buterin was responding to an X post from...
Vitalik Buterin Defends Shift to Privacy-Focused Tools Following Community Criticism
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has responded to criticism of his recent shift toward privacy-focused, decentralized software tools, framing it as part of a broader push for computing self-sovereignty. The exchange...
Vitalik Buterin Hints at Plans to Engage More on Decentralized Social Platforms in 2026
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has hinted at his return to decentralized social in 2026, citing better mass communication as the route toward a better society. There’s a Need for Better...
Vitalik Buterin Calls for DAO Shift Beyond Token Voting Models
Vitalik Buterin has outlined a new structure for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), arguing that the next generation of DAOs must move beyond token-holder treasuries and focus on solving concrete coordination...
Vitalik Buterin Urges Ethereum Simplicity to Ensure Trustlessness
Vitalik Buterin has cautioned the Ethereum (ETH) core developers on complicated protocols. Buterin posted on X to remind the Ethereum community of the importance of code simplicity in ensuring network...
Vitalik Buterin Lays Out Plans to Regain Blockchain Sovereignty on Ethereum in 2026
According to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, 2026 is the year the blockchain community takes back lost ground in terms of self-sovereignty and trustlessness. In his latest post on X, Buterin...
Vitalik Buterin Explains Why Ethereum Must Pass the “Walkaway Test”
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has highlighted his expectation for the Ethereum blockchain as a protocol expected to be sustainable over a long period. In his latest post on X, Buterin...
Vitalik Buterin Warns Against Decentralized Stablecoins: Here is Why
Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin has stated that the crypto industry needs better decentralized stablecoins. According to Buterin in an X post, decentralized stablecoins – such as Dai (DAI), and Djed...
Vitalik Buterin Expresses Total Support For Tornado Cash Co-Founder Roman Storm
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has expressed support for Roman Storm, one of the three founders of Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixer that enabled untraceable transfers. In his latest post on...
Vitalik Buterin Details Ethereum’s Bandwidth-First Scaling Strategy
Vitalik Buterin has outlined a detailed framework for how Ethereum should scale over time, arguing that expanding data bandwidth is a safer and more sustainable path than reducing transaction latency....
Buterin Says ETH Solved on-chain Trilemma and Reveals 4-Year Roadmap
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the Ethereum (ETH) network, has announced a major blockchain breakthrough. Buterin has led the ETH community in celebrating the breakthrough of solving the blockchain trilemma. Buterin...
Buterin Urges ETH Devs to Focus on Scalable Decentralization; Not New Memes
Vitalik Buterin, a co-founder of Ethereum (ETH), has stepped up to lead the community in 2026. After systematically leading the Ethereum community to develop the network in 2025, Buterin has...
Vitalik Praises Idea of Linking Grok and X for Truth Optimization
Ethereum (ETH) cofounder Vitalik Buterin has praised the idea of integrating Grok and X. Buterin has defended Musk’s ideology of maximizing truth on X, using his readily available, highly trained,...
Vitalik Predicts That Bug-Free Code Will Be Available in the 2030s
Apps built as smart contracts inside programmable virtual machines continue to expose a deeper structural weakness in blockchain design. Recent operator actions, including a hard fork to recover funds after...
Vitalik Buterin calls Prediction Markets the Antidote to Social Media
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin claims that prediction markets offer something social media does not, i.e., accountability. In a recent discussion on Farcaster, Buterin argued that betting markets such as Polymarket...
Vitalik Buterin Urges Elon Musk to Fix the ‘Unhinged’ Discourse on X
Rising hostility toward Europe on X has triggered concern from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, who warned that coordinated attacks risk distorting public debate. In a thread posted Tuesday, Buterin observed...
Vitalik Buterin Proposes On-Chain Gas Futures to Hedge Blockspace Volatility
Ethereum architect Vitalik Buterin has ignited a structural debate within the community after proposing the implementation of a decentralized, trustless gas futures market. The mechanism is designed to provide users...
Ethereum Creator Puts $760K Behind ID-Free Messaging Startups Session and SimpleX
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has expanded his long-running push for privacy in digital communication by issuing two equal donations of 128 ETH to encrypted messaging platforms working on permissionless onboarding...
Vitalik Buterin Flags Institutional and Quantum Threats Facing Ethereum
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has warned that the network is facing two separate yet serious challenges. The rising institutional accumulation of Ether and the accelerating advances in quantum computing stands...
Vitalik Buterin Proposes ‘Ossification’ to Lock Down Ethereum Base Layer
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has urged that the blockchain protocol upgrades to quantum-resistant cryptography within the next four years. Speaking during the Devconnect conference, Buterin noted that elliptic curve cryptography...
Vitalik Backs ‘Trustless Manifesto’ and Calls Time on Centralized Relayers
Vitalik Buterin signed the Trustless Manifesto on Nov 13 and shared the link, establishing a public pledge that tells Ethereum teams to rely on math and consensus, not intermediaries. The...
Vitalik Buterin Reignites 51% Attack Debate, Clarifies What It Can and Can’t Do
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has triggered a round of discussion with his latest post about 51% attacks on blockchain. Buterin, who classified his latest post as a reminder, noted that...
Former Geth Lead Péter Szilágyi Reveals Ethereum Foundation Tensions in Leaked Letter
Former Go Ethereum lead developer Péter Szilágyi has shared an internal letter sent to Ethereum Foundation leadership eighteen months ago detailing frustrations with compensation structures and ecosystem governance. The letter...
