Vitalik Buterin Breaks Silence on the 500 Trillion Shiba Inu (SHIB) Donation from Ryoshi

Vitalik Buterin has addressed the 500 trillion SHIB token donation from Ryoshi, the pseudonymous founder of the Shiba Inu ecosystem.

Vitalik Buterin’s SHIB Gift Backfires? Warns Of “Authoritarian” AI Push From A Nonprofit

Ethereum’s co-founfer, Vitalik Buterin, has publicly distanced himself from the Future of Life Institute (FLI), the AI-security driven nonprofit he helped supercharge with a massive SHIB donation in 2021.

Vitalik Buterin Argues Ethereum’s Biggest Use Case Is Data Availability

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says the network’s clearest value proposition may not be smart contracts or payments, but something more foundational: acting as a censorship-resistant public data layer.

Vitalik Buterin explains $500M SHIB donation, distances himself from AI safety lobbying

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has clarified the circumstances surrounding his massive 2021 crypto donation to the Future of Life Institute, while distancing himself from some of the group’s more recent policy approaches toward artificial intelligence. Vitalik Buterin: AI safety risks…

Vitalik Buterin outlines ‘DVT-lite’ plan to simplify distributed Ethereum staking

Vitalik Buterin has outlined a plan to simplify distributed staking infrastructure on Ethereum, arguing that running validator nodes should not require specialized technical expertise. In a recent social media post, Buterin discussed how the Ethereum Foundation is using a simplified…

Vitalik Buterin defends Ethereum’s neutrality amid calls for political engagement

Vitalik Buterin has sparked debate within the crypto community after outlining a vision for Ethereum as part of a broader ecosystem of what he calls “sanctuary technologies,” open-source systems designed to preserve freedom, privacy and resilience in an increasingly unstable…

Ethereum Roadmap Could Advance Faster With AI, Vitalik Buterin Says

Ethereum’s long-range protocol roadmap may move faster than many expect as AI tools improve, according to Vitalik Buterin, who pointed to a recent experiment that used agentic coding to assemble an ambitious reference client spanning much of Ethereum’s planned 2030-era architecture.