Ethereum Founder Buterin Donates 256 ETH To Two Privacy Messaging Projects
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has quietly redirected part of his growing on-chain privacy activity toward the encrypted-messaging space, donating a total of 256 ETH to SimpleX Chat and Session via the Railgun privacy protocol. Onchain analytics firm Arkham first flagged the move, noting “VITALIK JUST SENT $2.9M $ETH TO RAILGUN. Vitalik holds over $700 MILLION […]
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At Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress 2 on November 16, 2025, Vitalik Buterin used his keynote “Kohaku: Wallet Privacy On Ethereum” to deliver a sharp verdict on the state of Ethereum privacy: the cryptography works, but the user experience is failing. He began by reminding the audience that Ethereum has spent a decade investing in privacy and […]
According to reports, Vitalik Buterin has pulled 16,384 ETH from his reserves and plans to spend it on privacy and truly open technology. That move is paired with a call for five years of thrift at the Ethereum Foundation so the foundation can keep building core software while staying healthy for the long run. Related Reading: Gold, Silver Steal The Spotlight As Crypto Hype Fades On Social Media: Santiment A New Focus On Privacy And Openness Reports say the funds, worth about $45 million, will back a broad list of projects: open silicon, secure hardware, private messaging, local-first....
While layer-2 protocols have been focused on “scalability,” layer-3 protocols would serve a much different purpose, says Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. While Ethereum-based layer-2 solutions have been focused on hyperscaling the network, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes layer 3s will serve a far different purpose — providing “customized functionality.” Buterin shared his thoughts in a Saturday post, providing three “visions” of what layer 3s will be used for in the future. The Ethereum co-founder said a third layer on the blockchain makes sense only if it provides a....
Vitalik Buterin, one of the co-founders of Ethereum, has sounded the alarm over several emerging threats to technological freedoms and, by extension, a number of the crypto community’s core values. Related Reading: Cardano Founder Surprises With RFK Jr-Donald Trump Endorsement In a blog post, Buterin warned against political attacks on encrypted messaging, centralized identity systems, […]
The power of smart contracts may be combined with absolute privacy according to a new statement by Ethereum’s founder, Vitalik Buterin. “[Z]ero knowledge proofs are on ethereum’s roadmap and have been for over two months.” – Buterin publicly stated yesterday, before adding in a short interview for CCN that, realistically, it would take around four months to one year for Zec like privacy to be added to ethereum. A fully private ethereum raises the prospects of a solution to one seemingly intractable blockchain problem: how do you transact privately as far as the world is concerned, while at....