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Ethereum co-founder praises X’s Community Notes for echoing crypto principles

Ethereum co -founder , Vitalik Buterin, has lauded X’s new Community Notes feature, highlighting its alignment with core blockchain values despite its non- crypto currency origins. In December 2022, the social media giant formerly known as Twitter, now X, launched Community Notes. Since then, it has steadily grown in prominence, establishing itself as a cornerstone tool for the platform. Open-source in nature, Community Notes allows anyone to participate as a contributor. Though still recognized as being in its developmental pilot phase, the feature plays a central role in a burgeoning community dedicated to identifying and correcting misinformation on the microblogging platform. What do I think about Community Notes?https://t.co/9A0PnanndM — vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) August 16, 2023 Vitalik Buterin remarked on the striking parallels between the tool and some blockchain projects. He praised its decentralized essence, the emphasis on community engagement, and its t...

Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Recommends These Wallets for "Self Custody"

Right after FTX collapsed, people from the space started advocating decentralization. In fact, stalwarts, time and again, kept emphasizing the importance of self-custody and managing one’s own wallet keys. The U.S. is now in the midst of a banking crisis, and the community has yet again circled back to the same. They have started re-asserting that self-custody “is the way” and decentralization could help build a better system. According to on-chain data tweeted by Research and Data Analyst, James Straten, around 70k Bitcoin has been taken into self-custody since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, justifying the community’s inclination. #Bitcoin self-custody withdrawals yesterday were one of the biggest one-day increases in the past 6 months. 70k #bitcoin has been taken into self-custody since the collapse of SVB on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/bAEcIw0Ar8 — James V. Straten (@jimmyvs24) March 16, 2023 In fact, in a recent tweet, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin also w...