Vitalik Buterin outlines bold Ethereum goals for 2025 as user engagement peaks
Buterin sets sights on advancing Ethereum with faster finality, privacy enhancements, and decentralization by 2025.
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Ethereum’s future is taking center stage as Vitalik Buterin unveils an ambitious 2025 roadmap-promising faster transaction finality, robust privacy upgrades, and deeper decentralization just as user engagement hits all-time highs. Meanwhile, Ripple’s $5 billion bid for Circle reportedly fell short, leaving the door open for further M&A drama in the stablecoin arena. And in a stark reminder of crypto’s risks, blockchain sleuth ZachXBT has traced a staggering $330 million Bitcoin theft from an elderly American, highlighting the persistent threat of social engineering scams. Dive into today’s headlines for the stories shaping the next chapter of crypto.
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Vitalik Buterin outlines bold Ethereum goals for 2025 as user engagement peaks
Buterin sets sights on advancing Ethereum with faster finality, privacy enhancements, and decentralization by 2025.
Ripple’s reported $5 billion offer for Circle rejected as too low
Sources say Ripple did not rule out making another approach but is undecided at this stage.
ZachXBT tracks $330M Bitcoin stolen in social engineering scam from elderly American
The attackers reportedly exploited the victim's trust via a social engineering attack and rerouted the stolen Bitcoin through multiple exchanges to obscure its origin.
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