Completely out of the blue on Twitter, the Ethereum co-founder asked for examples of "the craziest and most unhinged criticisms" that his followers had seen.
As the weekend hurtles towards us following another frustrating week for the crypto markets, Vitalik Buterin has stepped in to offer us all a bit of light relief.
Completely out of the blue on Twitter, the Ethereum co-founder asked for examples of "the craziest and most unhinged criticisms" that his followers had seen.
He shared some examples to kick off proceedings — one describing him as a "Bond villain," and another claiming he looks like an "alien crackhead."
Buterin's followers were more than happy to oblige. Some were fairly innocuous, such as this snazzy bit of wordplay:
— Nicogs.eth (@nicogsworld) January 13, 2022
Others decided to have a subtle dig at how long the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade is taking, which will (eventually) switch its blockchain from Proof-of-Work to the more scalable, energy-efficient Proof-of-Stake:
This one ☝️ pic.twitter.com/JahE11d3pz— malkofromspace (@malkofromspace) January 13, 2022
Others referenced remarks that Buterin made in 2014, in which he said that the "internet of money" — referring to Bitcoin — shouldn't cost $0.05 per transaction, describing it as "absurd."
That's a bit rich considering that, on average, transaction fees on Ethereum currently stand at $3.04. Although that's some way off the jaw-dropping peaks above $70 that were seen in May 2021, it still renders the blockchain unaffordable for many transactions.
A little-known fact about the 27-year-old programmer was also shared, with a bio on his website once stating:
"I happily played World of Warcraft during 2007-10, but one day Blizzard removed the damage component from my beloved warlock's Siphon Life spell. I cried myself to sleep, and on that day I realized what horrors centralized services can bring. I soon decided to quit."
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