Sony's Ethereum scaling network Soneium faced pushback from some users soon after launch, but Vitalik Buterin sees nuance in the noise.

The shake-up comes as Ethereum's reputation among builders has soured in recent months. Members of the broader crypto community are flocking to fast and cheap competitors like Solana, which has been quicker to accommodate the recent memecoin fervor.

Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has changed his social media profile picture to a Milady NFT, marking another high-profile endorsement of the

Vitalik Buterin endorses Sony BSL's Soneium, a new Ethereum Layer-2 blockchain, despite controversy over token restrictions.

Vitalik Buterin has announced significant leadership changes at the Ethereum Foundation, aiming to prioritize technical expertise.