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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin advocates copyleft to counter tech monopolies

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin advocates copyleft to counter tech monopolies

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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said he is rethinking his long-held preference for permissive software licenses, advocating for broader use of “copyleft” frameworks as open source enters what he described as a more competitive and concentrated era. In a blog post published on July 7, Buterin explained that permissive licenses such as MIT or CC0 have […]

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US academic institutions urge SEC to implement stringent crypto staking rules, oversight

US academic institutions urge SEC to implement stringent crypto staking rules, oversight

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Representatives from multiple universities met with the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force on June 23 to discuss a staking rulebook. The meeting included representatives from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, the University of Chicago Law School, and venture firm Placeholder. According to the logs,

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Vitalik proposes ‘Lean Ethereum’ to achieve quantum security, simpler validator operations

Vitalik proposes ‘Lean Ethereum’ to achieve quantum security, simpler validator operations

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Ethereum builders outlined a “Lean Ethereum” roadmap that aims to trim layer-1 complexity while hardening security, according to researcher Thomas Coratger on June 12 via X.  Co-founder Vitalik Buterin and researcher Justin Drake discussed the concept in a breakout session at the Forschungsingenieurtagung conference in Berlin. It proposes three guiding targets: security, simplicity, and optimality.

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Ivy-league US college Brown discloses .9 million exposure to Bitcoin via BlackRock’s IBIT ETF

Ivy-league US college Brown discloses $4.9 million exposure to Bitcoin via BlackRock’s IBIT ETF

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Brown University has made its first reported foray into Bitcoin (BTC), investing $4.9 million in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), according to a recent 13F filing submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The Ivy League institution acquired 105,000 shares of the ETF during the first quarter, making the position approximately 2.3% of its

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