Vitalik Buterin

Vitalik Buterin

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Stanford University Launches New Blockchain Research Center

Stanford University launches the Center for Blockchain Research and Vitalik Buterin, the creator of Ethereum, is one of the sponsors.

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Experimental Voting Effort Aims to Break Ethereum Governance Gridlock

Vitalik Buterin has suggested experimenting with quadratic voting, a governance model furthered by Dr. Glen Weyl, on the ethereum platform.

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The Economics of Ethereum’s Coming Consensus Change Are Taking Shape

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has issued new details on his vision for proof-of-stake, ethereum's coming consensus change.

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When Not If: For Ethereum Believers, Scaling Is Just a Matter of Time

An ethereum conference in Canada this week showcased the depth and variety of projects seeking to scale the world's second largest blockchain.

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Vitalik Releases Partial Proof-of-Concept for Ethereum 'Sharding' Tech

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin posted the proof-of-concept for adding sharding to ethereum's current mainnet.

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Vitalik's Serious Joke: The Case for Ending Ethereum Inflation

CoinDesk examines the arguments for and against a proposal that would limit the total number of ether that could ever be issued.

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Vitalik Opposes Fork to Disable Ethereum ASICs

The creator of ethereum is coming out against a proposal that would find the network altering its software to defend against powerful new miners.

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Vitalik: Ethereum Apps Are Being 'Screwed' By Scaling

At a conference in South Korea Wednesday, ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin sought to raise awareness of the platform's technical limitations.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin (CoinDesk archives)

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Vitalik: Ether Limit Is a 'Joke' Worth Taking Seriously

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin said he wrote a proposal to cap ether at 120 million tokens as an "April Fool's meta-joke" to stimulate debate.

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Vitalik Wants You to Pay to Slow Ethereum's Growth

Ethereum's creator has proposed a new fee to help keep the cryptocurrency decentralized.

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