Can Ethereum Be Truly Private? Developers Push for Encrypted Mempool, Default Privacy

Can Ethereum Be Truly Private? Developers Push for Encrypted Mempool, Default Privacy

Ethereum developers have begun kicking around a series of ideas that could make the Ethereum network private at its core.

ETH Developer Virgil Griffith Has Been Released From Prison

Ethereum researcher Virgil Griffith, who illegally visited North Korea to present on how crypto could help evade sanctions, has been released from prison. Griffith's lawyer, Alexander Urbelis, reported the news via an X post on April 9, writing: “I am so pleased to report that VIRGIL IS OUT.” Griffith’s imprisonment was widely unpopular among the crypto community, and several prominent figures commented to welcome his freedom. Those who did so i…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin calls for stronger privacy protections amid AI centralization concerns

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has renewed calls for stronger privacy protections across emerging crypto and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. In an April 14 blog post, Buterin argued that privacy is not just a personal right but a vital safeguard for decentralization, innovation, and freedom. He wrote: “Supporting privacy for everyone, and making the necessary tools open source, universal, reliable and safe is one of the importan…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin: ‘Privacy is freedom’ - WorldNL Magazine

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said privacy should be a top priority for developers, warning that assumptions about transparency and good intentions in global politics are overly optimistic.In an April 14 blog post, Buterin argued that privacy is essential to...

FairFlow: Building a Transparent L2 MEV Economy

FairFlow: Building a Transparent L2 MEV Economy About the Author The author, Ko Sunghun, is a researcher at Radius. The author thanks Tariz, AJ Park, and Chanyang Ju from Radius for their feedback and helpful comments. …

What Vitalik Buterin’s New Privacy Strategy Means for Ethereum | BSCN (fka BSC News)

The plan outlines both short- and long-term steps to make Ethereum transactions and app interactions more private—without overhauling the network’s core consensus protocol.