Vitalik Buterin says corporate metaverses will “misfire” while venture capitals piles in

    Vitalik Buterin, a co-founder of the world’s largest smart contract platform Ethereum, has criticized “existing corporate attempts to intentionally create the metaverse,” in a series of Sunday tweets primarily aimed at Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms. Facebook’s pivot towards the technology under the Meta Platforms rebranding is destined to “misfire” said Buterin, due to a lack…

    Vitalik Buterin calls Putin’s war a crime against the Ukrainian and Russian people

    Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin has criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to attack Ukraine, calling it a “crime against the Ukrainian and Russian people.” On February 24, the Russian armed forces launched a “special military operation” in Ukraine that could disturb the peace on the continent. Buterin, who was born in Russia and grew up…

    Will the next web be built on Ethereum?

    Developers are flocking to the platform’s blockchain, but nimbler rivals are emerging, Richard Waters writes on FT. Is Ethereum the future of the internet? Interest in the Ethereum blockchain has soared over the past year, as developers have turned to it to create a wave of decentralized finance projects, known as DeFi, and unique digital…

    Ethereum 2.0: Why is it so important?

    Ethereum began as a spark in the eye of co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s back in 2013. That’s when he released the whitepaper for the project, though the Ethereum network wouldn’t see the light of day until 2015. In between, there was the Ether sale in 2014, which is when early buyers could scoop up some of…

    Ethereum surges after major “London” upgrade, which will make ETC mining obsolete soon

    Ethereum is surging steeply last few days. Many investors are betting on the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap after its new upgrade with the codename “London” took place. This update should change the fee structure of each transaction, making those fees less volatile while reducing the amount of ETH in circulation. Another major transformation…

    Polkadot vs. Ethereum: Clash of titans for blockchain supremacy

    While Polkadot and Ethereum are entering the final stretch of the race for blockchain supremacy, comparing them is almost inevitable. They use a comparable architecture on the technical level and proof-of-stake consensus to achieve scalability. Vitalik Buterin and Dr. Gavin Wood also have a shared history in Ethereum. This year is set to be a…