Buterin Calls Ethereum’s High-TPS Race “A Route to Mediocrity” as Capital Rotates to Hyperliquid and Zcash
Vitalik Buterin used a sprawling Sunday post on X to defend the Ethereum Foundation's shrinking footprint, formalize the protocol's strategic pivot away from raw throughput, and concede — in unusually direct language — that the foundation has not always reflected the values its co-founder talks about most loudly.
Vitalik Buterin Pulls ~$45M in ETH to Fund a Leaner, More Focused Ethereum Future
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has quietly moved 16,384 ETH — roughly $44.7 million at current prices — from his personal holdings into initiatives aimed at strengthening Ethereum’s long-term development. The move isn’t about flashy new products or hype-fueled growth. It’s about something far less glamorous — and arguably far more important: fundamentals.
Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum Solved Blockchain’s Biggest Challenge With Live Technology
The achievement marks the end of a decade-long development journey that began with Buterin's first research commit in 2015.
Ethereum developer arrested over North Korea controversy
U.S. authorities arrested Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith at Los Angeles International Airport on Black Friday on charges of conspiracy to assist North Korea with evading sanctions.
Game of Coins – why fighting strengthens the crypto ecosystem
If institutional investors are delaying entering crypto until the industry ‘settles down’ they will be in for a long wait - as in-fighting and controversy are part of crypto’s DNA. And as with any Darwinian struggle, crypto’s dramas are actually fundamental to the sector’s overall health and prosperity.
