Memecoin Moodeng on Ethereum Jumps 480% After Vitalik Buterin’s Mention and Donation Sales
Memecoin teams regularly send Buterin a small portion of their supply as a marketing gimmick. He usually just sells it all for donations.
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Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Amps Up Pressure on Layer-2 Networks to Decentralize Further
In 2022, Buterin proposed a set of stages for rollups, to classify them in their pursuit of decentralization. The criteria is meant to showcase that rollups tend to rely on “training wheels” and deploy their protocols to users before it’s ready to fully decentralize.
The Protocol: The Impact of Telegram CEO’s Arrest on TON Blockchain
Blockchain analysts are reminding investors how closely the messaging app Telegram, whose just-arrested CEO Pavel Durov awaits a hearing in a French court, is intertwined with the fate of TON blockchain and its native cryptocurrency, toncoin. ALSO: What’s up with Vitalik’s DeFi diss?
Vitalik Buterin Argues Against Supporting Political Candidates Based Only On ‘Pro-Crypto’ Stances
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin speaks at the EthCC conference in Brussels (Margaux Nijkerk)
The Protocol: Side-Dealing Accusations Put Crypto VC Funding in Spotlight
In this week’s blockchain tech newsletter, we’re highlighting the firm Polychain’s accusation against a former general partner over an alleged ethics breach, along with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s speech in Brussels and Bitcoin’s Saxony problem.
The Protocol: EIGEN Riches Tempt Ethereum Devs, Even as ETF Approval Nears
There’s been tension among members of the Ethereum developer community – even though the ETH price is mooning due to growing anticipation that U.S. regulators might give the green light to spot ether ETFs.
The Protocol: Lido Backers vs EigenLayer
In this week’s issue, we’ve got the scoop on a new possible rival to restaking pioneer EigenLayer. PLUS Are meme coins an investable asset class? With the latest Runes data and $70M of project fundraisings.
Vitalik Buterin Floats Idea of AI-Based Code Audits, Ethereum Project Developers Back Him Up
In 2023, crypto users lost an estimated $2 billion to hacks and scams, with Ethereum experiencing the highest losses due to its extensive ecosystem and high-profile projects.
30 Reasons to Love Vitalik Buterin, on His 30th Birthday
The co-founder and spiritual leader of Ethereum has achieved more than most in his relatively short lifetime.
The Protocol: Bitcoin NFT Debacle, Vitalik’s 30th, Farcaster Frames, ‘Private Mempools’
In this week’s issue of The Protocol newsletter, our Sam Kessler writes about the “private mempools” that Ethereum users are increasingly relying on to avoid front-running MEV bots. PLUS: Margaux Nijkerk explores the growing use of “councils” to oversee adolescent networks.