During an AMA session on the decentralized social network Warpcast, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin discussed the importance of account abstraction in protecting user accounts from quantum computers. Buterin highlighted the need for robust solutions to safeguard user accounts against the potential dangers posed by the rapid evolution of quantum computers.

On October 18th, Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, revealed on Warpcast that he has never sold ETH for personal gain since 2018. Vitalik said, "If you see an article saying 'Vitalik sent XXX ETH to [xx trading platform],' it's not actually me selling. Almost all of it is me donating to some charity organizations, non-profits, or other projects, and the recipients are selling because they have to sell to cover their expenses."

On October 18th, Vitalik stated on social media that if you see an article saying that Vitalik sent XXX ETH to a trading platform, it's not actually me selling, but almost always me donating to certain charities, non-profit organizations, or other projects, and the recipients are selling because they need to pay for expenses. Since 2018, I haven't "sold" ETH for personal gain. As previously reported by Jinse Finance, on October 17th, a $15 million USDC transaction involving Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin caught the attention of blockchain tracking platforms.

Blockchain analysts have identified several transactions from a wallet linked to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin in September 2023, totaling over $3.9 million. One transaction worth an estimated $632,000 was sent from Buterin's wallet to Coinbase. Buterin has reportedly deposited a total of 2,421 ETH, valued at $3.94 million, to various centralized exchanges over the past 10 days. The source of a transfer of 2,000 ETH worth $4.9 million to the address associated with Buterin's transactions is a better-known address belonging to Buterin than the middle address that has been transferring funds to exchanges.

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, has deposited 400 ETH (equivalent to $0.63 million) into Coinbase, sparking speculation about his intentions and strategies in the volatile cryptocurrency market. Recent transactions involving his ETH holdings have added to the intrigue surrounding his movements.

Vitalik Buterin mentioned the issues of security and large-scale adoption in a Consensys group meeting. He stated that DeFi needs to focus less on providing users with a 6% yearly interest rate and more on ensuring that users do not receive a negative 100% yearly interest rate.

SlowMist's Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) 23pds posted on X platform that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin confirmed that his X account was hacked due to a SIM card attack. Someone took over his phone number through social engineering and reset his account password. Earlier, 23pds said that Vitalik's X account was hijacked to post phishing information, most likely using the SIM Swap method. The founder of Uniswap's Twitter account was also hacked using this method.

Lookonchain data shows that a wallet associated with Vitalik Buterin has once again transferred 2,000 ETH (worth $3.12 million) to the wallet address "0x5567".The data shows that in the past month, a wallet associated with Vitalik Buterin has deposited a total of 2,700 ETH, worth $4.77 million, into Bitstamp through the "0x5567" address.

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, has proposed a new concept called "privacy pools" to differentiate between legal and illegal activities on the blockchain. The proposal aims to address concerns about privacy in blockchain technology, as governments have been increasing their efforts to combat criminal organizations using privacy mixers to obscure and launder their funds.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has identified the centralization of nodes as a major issue facing the network. The majority of active Ethereum nodes are currently run through centralized web providers, leaving the blockchain exposed to a centralized point of failure. Buterin highlighted the need to make running nodes cheaper and easier, with statelessness forming a key component of the Ethereum roadmap.