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TechFlow interviews Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin on the technological revolution that may reshape civilization as we know it. We summarize the key insights from their discussion.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin published the 4th part of his vision for the possible futures of the blockchain. Recently, he outlined an ambitious goal of achieving 100,000 transactions per second for Ethereum, alongside L2 networks.

On October 17, Vitalik Buterin published a blog post detailing Ethereum’s 2023 roadmap, titled The Surge, along with his vision for the future of the blockchain. He explains how Ethereum aims to achieve greater scalability while preserving decentralization through a mix of technological advancements.

Between October 4 and 13, Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, raised 1,100 ETH (roughly $2.78 million) by selling various meme coins that were gifted to him. Of that amount, 360 ETH ($884,000) has already gone to charity.

At Ethereum Singapore 2024, ETH co-founder Vitalik Buterin urged for more individual staking, highlighting its importance for the security and decentralization of the network. He noted that independent and diverse stakeholders can counterbalance centralized entities and reduce their control.

In a recent blog post, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin addressed the growing trend of endorsing politicians who claim to support the crypto industry. He notes that positive sentiment towards cryptocurrencies is insufficient. Supporting certain crypto advocates in elections might conflict with the cypherpunk values that initially shaped the first crypto communities.

Venture capital firm Founders Fund, co-founded by Peter Thiel, has invested in the cryptocurrency prediction market platform Polymarket, which allows users to place bets on various events, including U.S. presidential elections. The project has raised a total of $70 million, with even Vitalik Buterin joining in as one of the investors.

In his latest blog post, Vitalik Buterin, the lead architect of Ethereum, expanded on his insights into the network’s long-term development.

Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum, criticized Microstrategy’s CEO Michael Saylor on the social platform X for his divisive comments about Bitcoin anarchists.

Economist Tyler Cowen has put forward Ethereum’s founder, Vitalik Buterin, as a potential candidate for the Nobel Prize in Economics. Cowen made this statement during a podcast discussion with his colleague Alex Tabarrok on YouTube on October 8.

Ethereum mastermind Vitalik Buterin is back with a bold vision to keep Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, united. He’s talking about something he calls “alignment” — a way to make sure everyone involved with Ethereum is on the same page. Why? To avoid chaos, and keep the network decentralized, fair, and, well, uniquely "Ethereum."

On September 12, Vitalik Buterin wrote on X that starting next year, he will no longer publicly mention L2 projects that haven't reached at least Stage 1 of his rollup milestones, which he introduced in 2022.

A documentary film about Vitalik Buterin, titled Vitalik: An Ethereum Story, is nearing its release after more than three years of production. The feature-length film will be complemented by a series of short films called Ethereum Stories.

Vitalik Buterin has voiced his displeasure with the "celebrity experiments of this cycle," commenting on Chris Burniske's post regarding the MOTHER token, launched by rapper Iggy Azalea on May 28.