Latest from Margaux Nijkerk
Vitalik Buterin pushes ‘DVT-Lite’ to make Ethereum validator setup easier
In a post on X, the blockchain's co-founder said the Ethereum Foundation is testing a new method for running validators that could make staking infrastructure significantly easier for institutions holding large amounts of ether.
Ethereum Foundation wants the network to be the trust layer for AI
Davide Crapis, the foundation's AI lead, sees the network acting as a coordination and verification layer in an increasingly AI-mediated world.
The Protocol: New Ethereum scaling plans
Also: OKX and AI agents, Future AI users of blockchain and Bitcoin’s latest governance clash.
AI agents will be primary users of blockchain, NEAR co-founder says
Polosukhin argues that AI will become the primary interface layer for everything online, including crypto, abstracting away wallets, explorers and transaction hashes.
Vitalik Buterin unveils plan to curb Ethereum block builder centralization
Another focus of his post is so-called “toxic MEV,” where traders exploit visibility into pending transactions to front-run or “sandwich” users’ trades.
Vitalik Buterin reveals his bold new plan to fix Ethereum’s scaling problem
The new post reflects Buterin’s renewed focus on scaling Ethereum’s base layer, after several years in which much of the ecosystem’s scaling strategy centered on layer-2 rollups.
Here is why Ethereum's bold new plan could make the blockchain giant high-speed 'internet of value' by 2029
Beneath the technical language of the 'Strawmap' is a far simpler story: Ethereum is trying to decide what kind of infrastructure it wants to be by the end of the decade.
Vitalik Buterin unveils Ethereum roadmap to counter quantum computing threat
This move comes shortly after the Ethereum Foundation established a dedicated post-quantum research team to study the issue.
The Protocol: Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT alleges Axiom employee conducted insider trading
Also: Ethereum’s “strawmap”, Robinhood chain update and OpenAI + smart contracts
A former Solana exec is taking a page out of Wall Street playbook to make global crypto trades faster
The goal is to reduce Solana’s growing geographic concentration in Europe and introduce multicast functionality.
