Vitalik Buterin

Vitalik Buterin

Markets

Vitalik Buterin: Blockchains Will Discourage Monopolies, Not Create Them

Antitrust agencies should reconsider blockchains as they can help them fight monopolies, Vitalik Buterin and Thibault Schrepel argue in a new paper.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin was one of the first to sign an NFT on the platform.

Tech

Vitalik Buterin Clarifies Remarks on Expected Launch Date of Eth 2.0

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin: “I defer to the client devs on timelines and if they are now saying ‘Q3’ more broadly then I believe them.”

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin speaks at ETHDenver 2020.

Videos

CoinDesk on Location: What Is the Current State of Ethereum?

Ethereal Tel Aviv happened in September and CoinDesk was there. Watch this video roundup of some of our best interviews on location in Israel. Remember: Vitalik LOVES “Purple Coin” ;)

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Tech

Vitalik Buterin Says Much-Delayed Ethereum 2.0 Still on Track for July Launch

Ethereum's founder says the network's big upgrade is on track to launch in July, bringing proof of stake and new scalability features to the network.

Vitalik Buterin on stage at RadicalXchange 2019. (Credit: Christine Kim for CoinDesk)

Tech

Why Polynomial Commitments Might Be a 'Breakthrough' for Ethereum 2.0

What are "polynomial commitments" and how do they fit into Vitalik Buterin's new Eth 2.0 roadmap?

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin read children's books at ETHDenver 2020. (Photo by Will Foxley for CoinDesk)

Tech

WATCH: Vitalik Buterin Explains the New Tech Behind Eth 2.0

Where do things stand with the tech overhaul of the world’s second-largest blockchain? We asked Vitalik at ETHDenver.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin speaks at ETHDenver 2020.

Tech

'95% Confidence': Ethereum Developers Pencil In July 2020 for Eth 2.0 Launch

Ethereum’s next system-wide upgrade, Eth 2.0, won’t launch in Q2 2020 as expected, but researchers remain confident the initial network parameters will deploy in 2020. Anything less would be considered a “failure,” they said.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Freedom Fighter or Fool? Jury's Out on Arrested Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith

The case offers a litmus test of sorts: Was Griffith's appearance in North Korea a brazen violation of economic sanctions or a noble act of spreading ethereum's gospel of global reinvention?

Virgil Griffith speaks at Consensus: Singapore 2018, photo via CoinDesk archives

Markets

5 Takeaways on Ethereum 2.0 From Vitalik's 'Beast Mode' Blog Posts

Vitalik Buterin has outlined five steps for the roll-out of Ethereum 2.0 in early 2020.

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Markets

'Scam' or Iteration? At Devcon, Ethereum Diehards Still Believe in 2.0

Ethereum is facing a major transition with a bevy of unanswered questions. Why is the Devcon crowd unfazed?

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