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From Ethereum's Engine Room to Wall Street: Danny Ryan's New Mission

Ryan turned down an opportunity to help led the Ethereum Foundation and instead joined Etherealize, an organization focused on bringing Ethereum to Wall Street.

Danny Ryan at Devcon 2019 (Ethereum Foundation Livestream)

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Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Calls Roger Ver's Potential Life Sentence 'Absurd'

Kraken founder Jesse Powell and pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht are also standing with Ver.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin

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Ethereum Foundation’s Aya Miyaguchi Leaving Executive Director Role

Miyaguchi shared in a blog post that she will stay at the foundation and serve as its new president.

Ethereum Foundation Executive Director Aya Miyaguchi (CoinDesk archives)

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Arthur Hayes Floats the Idea of Rolling Back Ethereum Network to Negate $1.4B Bybit Hack, Drawing Community Ire

"I would support it because we already voted no on immutability in 2016," Hayes said on X, while Ethereum community strongly criticized it.

Arthur Hayes, CIO, Maelstrom, pictured at CfC St. Moritz 2025 (CfC St. Moritz)

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Vitalik Buterin Disappointed With Embrace of Blockchain “Casinos”

The comments came during an ask-me-anything session.

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The Protocol: Ethereum’s Wall Street Cheerleader

Also: Arbitrum integrates Bitcoin; UBS tests ZKSync for gold

Wall Street street sign

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Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Goes on Offense Amid Major Leadership Shake-up

Buterin labeled inflammatory X posts about the head of the Ethereum Foundation as "pure evil."

Vitalik Buterin

Markets

Ethereum Co-founder Vitalik Buterin 'Adopts' Viral Hippo Moo Deng

Buterin’s $300,000 donation will support the Khao Kheow Open Zoo operations and the development of a dedicated exhibit for Moo Deng and her family.

Moo Deng (Youtube screenshot)

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Vitalik Buterin Donated $1M in Ether to Coin Center Hours After Tornado Cash Victory

The Ethereum co-founder previously donated 30 ETH to the legal defense fund for Tornado Cash developers Alexey Pertsev and Roman Storm.

Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder (Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images)

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Bitcoin Eyes $70,000, Vitalik Buterin Outlines Ethereum 'Scourge' Upgrade

Bitcoin approached $70,000 at the start of the Asian morning before retreating and the jump led to gains among the broader crypto markets. Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin proposes the 'Scourge' upgrade amid centralization risks. Plus, Bored Ape Yacht Club's ApeCoin doubled in value over the weekend following the debut of the highly anticipated blockchain network ApeChain. "CoinDesk Daily" host Christine Lee breaks down the biggest headlines in the crypto industry today.

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