Vitalik wants to make Ethereum ‘as simple as Bitcoin’ in 5 years

Vitalik wants to make Ethereum ‘as simple as Bitcoin’ in 5 years

Vitalik Buterin proposed new architecture and protocol-wide standards to make Ethereum simpler, faster and easier to maintain. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin called for simplifying Ethereum’s base protocol, aiming to make the network more efficient, secure and accessible, drawing inspiration from Bitcoin’s minimalist design. In a blog post titled “Simplifying the L1,” published on May 3,…

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Vitalik wants to make Ethereum ‘as simple as Bitcoin’ in 5 years

Vitalik wants to make Ethereum ‘as simple as Bitcoin’ in 5 years

Vitalik Buterin proposed new architecture and protocol-wide standards to make Ethereum simpler, faster and easier to maintain. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin called for simplifying Ethereum’s base protocol, aiming to make the network more efficient, secure and accessible, drawing inspiration from Bitcoin’s minimalist design. In a blog post titled “Simplifying the L1,” published on May 3,…

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Ethical finance must guide crypto’s evolution

Ethical finance must guide crypto’s evolution

As crypto’s speculative fervor wanes, it’s time for the industry to rediscover its roots in ethical finance. Ethical finance principles can steer the crypto industry toward meaningful innovation. Opinion by: Daniel Ahmed, co-founder of Fasset and founding member of the Own Foundation Crypto was born from a vision to decentralize power, democratize finance and build…

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Institutions break up with Ethereum but keep ETH on the hook

Institutions break up with Ethereum but keep ETH on the hook

Long-time investors are slashing their Ether balances as Ethereum begins self-improvement to fix its base layer. Ethereum is entering one of its most precarious periods since its inception. Usage on the base layer is plummeting, core metrics are nearing multi-year lows, and even co-founder Vitalik Buterin is proposing a radical architectural overhaul.  Institutions aren’t waiting…

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Vitalik Buterin proposes swapping EVM language for RISC-V

Vitalik Buterin proposes swapping EVM language for RISC-V

The Ethereum co-founder continues to propose ideas to make the smart contract blockchain more competitive with high-throughput chains. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed replacing the current Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) contract language with the RISC-V instruction set architecture to improve the speed and efficiency of the Ethereum network’s execution layer. Buterin’s April 20 proposal…

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Every chain is an island: crypto’s liquidity crisis

Every chain is an island: crypto’s liquidity crisis

The race to scale blockchain networks has created an unexpected problem of isolated pools of capital that make crypto harder, not easier, to use. Opinion by: Jin Kwon, co-founder and chief strategy officer at Saga Crypto has come a long way in boosting transaction throughput. New layer 1s (L1s) and side networks offer faster, cheaper…

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Vitalik Buterin unveils roadmap for Ethereum privacy

Vitalik Buterin unveils roadmap for Ethereum privacy

Vitalik Buterin’s proposed roadmap addresses privacy enhancements for wallets, decentralized finance applications and infrastructure. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined an extensive plan to enhance the privacy of the network he helped create. In an April 11 roadmap, Buterin argued for incorporating privacy tools into Ether (ETH) wallets and implementing privacy-enhancing norms and features in the…

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