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Vitalik Buterin

WazirX Hacked for $230M; Mark Cuban, Vitalik Buterin Speak Up on Crypto and Politics
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WazirX Hacked for $230M; Mark Cuban, Vitalik Buterin Speak Up on Crypto and Politics
"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today, as Indian crypto exchange WazirX experienced a security breach in one of...
WazirX Hacked for $230M; Mark Cuban, Vitalik Buterin Speak Up on Crypto and Politics
By CoinDesk Staff
Jul 18, 2024 at 5:33 p.m. UTC
Jul 18, 2024
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin speaks at the EthCC conference in Brussels (Margaux Nijkerk)
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Vitalik Buterin, as Other Crypto Leaders Line Up Behind Trump, Argues Against Picking Candidates Just Because They Like Crypto
The comments from Buterin, widely viewed as Ethereum's intellectual leader, stand in stark contrast to the strongly pro-Trump rhetoric from other well-known crypto figures.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin speaks at the EthCC conference in Brussels (Margaux Nijkerk)
By Margaux Nijkerk
Jul 17, 2024 at 6:43 p.m. UTC
Jul 17, 2024
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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 Ethere...
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By Bradley Keoun
Jul 10, 2024 at 5:40 p.m. UTC
Jul 10, 2024
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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 g...
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By Bradley Keoun
May 22, 2024 at 4:41 p.m. UTC
May 22, 2024
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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 an...
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By Bradley Keoun
May 15, 2024 at 6:35 p.m. UTC
May 15, 2024
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Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, Vitalik Buterin Back $45M Investment in Polymarket
The series B funding round comes during a breakout year for the crypto-based prediction market platform, and brings its total funding well over $70 million.
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By Marc Hochstein
May 14, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
May 14, 2024
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Vitalik Buterin speaks at BUIDL Asia in Seoul on March 27, 2024 (screenshot)
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Vitalik Buterin Takes a Dig at the Metaverse, Calls It a Branding Ploy
Metaverse tokens have a $18 billion market cap, but we're not quite at Ready Player One yet.
Vitalik Buterin speaks at BUIDL Asia in Seoul on March 27, 2024 (screenshot)
By Sam Reynolds
Mar 27, 2024 at 5:41 a.m. UTC
Mar 27, 2024
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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.
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By Daniel Kuhn
Jan 31, 2024 at 10:25 p.m. UTC
Jan 31, 2024
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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...
Founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin during TechCrunch Disrupt London 2015 (John Phillips/Creative Commons/CC2.0, modified by CoinDesk)
By Bradley Keoun
Jan 31, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. UTC
Jan 31, 2024
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Vitalik Buterin Says Developers Should 'Tread Carefully' Mixing Crypto and AI
The Ethereum co-founder has warmed up on the potential intersection between AI and crypto, though he warns developers to be careful.
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By Sam Kessler
Jan 30, 2024 at 8:41 p.m. UTC
Jan 30, 2024
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