{"id":97969,"date":"2024-10-28T05:11:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T09:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=97969"},"modified":"2024-10-28T05:11:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T09:11:12","slug":"vitalik-buterin-enters-wartime-counter-eth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/vitalik-buterin-enters-wartime-counter-eth\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitalik Buterin Enters &#8220;wartime mode&#8221; to Counter ETH Critics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Amid criticism, the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/ethereum-foundation-crypto-grants-in-q2-2024.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"91873\">Ethereum Foundation's Ether sales<\/a> prompted Vitalik Buterin's response on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/images-76.jpeg\" alt=\"Vitalik Buterin Enters &quot;wartime mode&quot; to Counter ETH Critics\" class=\"wp-image-97975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/images-76.jpeg 739w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/images-76-300x168.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vitalik Buterin Enters &#8220;wartime mode&#8221; to Counter ETH Critics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, has been at the top of the &#8220;KOL mindshare&#8221; chart on Crypto X for the past week. The blockchain and the <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/ethereum-foundation-crypto-grants-in-q2-2024.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"91873\">Ethereum Foundation<\/a> have recently faced widespread criticism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wartime mode Buterin had the largest relative KOL mindshare over the past seven days, according to Andy, the host of the cryptocurrency show the Rollup, who cited data from Kaito AI. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mert Mumtaz, the CEO of Helius Labs, came in second with 1.18% of the mindshare. Most recently, the Ethereum Foundation's practice of routinely selling Ether compelled Buterin to compose a lengthy post on X. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0192d076-7299-7908-926e-ec8a03d747b8-1024x710.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0192d076-7299-7908-926e-ec8a03d747b8-1024x710.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0192d076-7299-7908-926e-ec8a03d747b8-300x208.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0192d076-7299-7908-926e-ec8a03d747b8-768x532.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0192d076-7299-7908-926e-ec8a03d747b8-1536x1065.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0192d076-7299-7908-926e-ec8a03d747b8-2048x1420.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0192d076-7299-7908-926e-ec8a03d747b8-860x596.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0192d076-7299-7908-926e-ec8a03d747b8-1320x915.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Andy \/ Kaito AI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the critics, Buterin clarified that the sales fund <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/ethereum-developers-plan-to-continue-with-goerli-sepolia-testnets.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"30679\">Ethereum developers<\/a> and researchers, who uphold the network's proof-of-stake mechanism, facilitate transaction inclusion in less than thirty seconds at low fees, enable privacy features with zero-knowledge proofs, and ensure the network's uninterrupted operation since 2016. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He asked the critics to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cShow some respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"738\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0192d0dd-3f65-70e0-8429-00dc9ab60100.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0192d0dd-3f65-70e0-8429-00dc9ab60100.webp 738w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/0192d0dd-3f65-70e0-8429-00dc9ab60100-300x297.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Vitalik Buterin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Buterin has recently become more vocal about X, likely due to the ongoing Ethereum FUD. Ether's low price performance, in comparison to that of other cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Solana's Layer 2 scaling plan, as well as the declining revenues that have resulted from it on the base layer, have been a major contributor to the negative sentiment that has become prevalent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent times, Buterin has been actively promoting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Vitalik+Buterin+Enters+%22wartime+mode%22+to+Counter+ETH+Critics&oq=Vitalik+Buterin+Enters+%22wartime+mode%22+to+Counter+ETH+Critics&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigAdIBBzgwN2owajmoAg6wAgE&client=ms-android-vivo-rvo2&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Vitalik+Buterin+Enters+%22wartime+mode%22+to+Counter+ETH+Critics&oq=Vitalik+Buterin+Enters+%22wartime+mode%22+to+Counter+ETH+Critics&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigAdIBBzgwN2owajmoAg6wAgE&client=ms-android-vivo-rvo2&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ethereum's technological roadmap<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>. He has been expressing his observations and suggestions regarding the potential effects that the &#8220;Merge,&#8221; &#8220;Surge,&#8221; &#8220;Scourge,&#8221; Verge,&#8221; and &#8220;Purge&#8221; phases could have on Ethereum's future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amid criticism, the Ethereum Foundation&#8217;s Ether sales prompted Vitalik Buterin&#8217;s response on X. The co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, has been at the top of the &#8220;KOL mindshare&#8221; chart on Crypto X for the past week. The blockchain and the Ethereum Foundation have recently faced widespread criticism. 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