Vitalik Buterin recently spoke at the ETHCC conference in Brussels about Ethereum's decentralization compared to Bitcoin and other blockchain systems.
He argued that Ethereum’s decentralization is stronger, citing that Bitcoin’s mining power is heavily concentrated among a few pools. For example, just two pools control 50% of Bitcoin’s mining power, while four pools control 75%.
In contrast, Ethereum has a more distributed network, with many individual stakers and validators. Buterin highlighted that the Lido staking pool includes 37 different validators, contributing to Ethereum’s decentralization.
He noted that Ethereum’s multi-client and multi-validator environment enhances its overall robustness.
Ethereum’s shift to Proof-of-Stake (PoS) after the Merge aimed to reduce energy consumption by replacing miners with stakers. However, critics have raised concerns about centralization due to the 32 ETH staking requirement.
Buterin acknowledged these concerns and suggested that lowering the staking threshold could potentially increase the number of validators and improve decentralization.
Buterin also discussed the concept of blockchains as “truth machines,” emphasizing their role in ensuring transparency and consistency in digital messaging.
In a landmark move for regulated digital finance, AMINA Bank AG, a FINMA-regulated Swiss crypto bank, has officially launched custody and trading services for Ripple’s U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin RLUSD, becoming the first bank globally to directly support the asset.
A new report from on-chain analytics platform Santiment has identified standout crypto projects that posted the largest gains across various performance metrics during June 2025.
The move follows the exchange’s routine asset evaluations, which are aimed at maintaining quality standards and user protection.
Sui (SUI) has gone up by nearly 4% in the past 24 hours and its performance is diverging from that of other altcoins after some interesting technical news. Popular trading accounts on X pointed out that Sui’s trading volumes in June surpassed those of well-established tokens like BNB Coin (BNB) and Hyperliquid (HYPER) by $7 […]