Vitalik Buterin

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A new blockchain startup was launched today called CasperLabs. Aiming to build a proof-of-stake blockchain based upon the seminal work of Ethereum Foundation researcher Vlad Zamfir, CasperLabs has announced Zamfir as lead consensus protocol architect to the project.

By Christine KimFeb 22, 2019, 5:32 p.m. EST

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Vitalik Buterin just donated $300,000 in ether to three ethereum 2.0 startups in response to a Twitter thread.

By Yogita KhatriDec 19, 2018, 8:20 a.m. EST

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The creator of ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, has just been awarded an honorary doctorate for his work on blockchain innovation.

By Daniel PalmerNov 30, 2018, 8:35 a.m. EST

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Eighty-seven-year-old Canadian actor and producer William Shatner just made a series of tweets supporting ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin.

By Yogita KhatriNov 8, 2018, 4:00 a.m. EST

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At the Devcon4 developer conference, the founder of ethereum presented the current roadmap to a more scalable network – and a song.

By Rachel-Rose O'LearyOct 31, 2018, 4:00 p.m. EDT

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The world's fifth-largest crypto is being rocked by allegations the process by which its transaction history is determined is vulnerable to collusion.

By Brady DaleOct 3, 2018, 11:01 p.m. EDT

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A form of cryptography pioneered by zcash might help scale ethereum "by a huge amount," says founder Vitalik Buterin.

By Rachel-Rose O'LearySep 24, 2018, 8:00 a.m. EDT

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Ethereum developers have confirmed an upcoming upgrade will activate on Ropsten around October 9.

By Rachel-Rose O'LearySep 14, 2018, 12:21 p.m. EDT

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A new paper by Vitalik Buterin and other researchers proposes a novel way to finance the public goods a decentralized ecosystem needs.

By Rachel-Rose O'LearySep 3, 2018, 10:00 p.m. EDT

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Many have high hopes for ethereum-based prediction market Augur; others only seem interested in using it for some old-fashioned internet trolling.

By David FloydAug 25, 2018, 9:00 a.m. EDT