Vitalik Buterin Outlines Ethereum Foundation Leadership Changes and Core Values
Daily Top Performer — Official Trump (TRUMP)
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Talk of the Town
Vitalik Buterin announced ongoing changes to the Ethereum Foundation's leadership structure, aiming to enhance technical expertise, improve communication with ecosystem actors, attract fresh talent, support app builders, and reinforce Ethereum's core values like privacy and censorship resistance. He emphasized that the Foundation would not pivot ideologically, lobby regulators, serve vested interests, or become highly centralized.
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Bitcoin Spot ETF Flows
Date | GBTC (M USD) | Non-GBTC (M USD) | Total (M USD) |
13 January 2025 | (89.0) | (195.1) | (284.1) |
14 January 2025 | 0.0 | (209.8) | (209.8) |
15 January 2025 | 50.5 | 704.6 | 755.1 |
16 January 2025 | (70.0) | 696.1 | 626.1 |
17 January 2025 | 20.8 | 954.8 | 975.6 |
Total | (87.7) | 1,950.6 | 1,862.9 |
Current Total: | (21,654) | 59,741 | 38,087 |
Between January 13–17, 2025, BTC spot ETF activity showed a net outflow of $87.7M from GBTC, while non-GBTC saw a significant net inflow of $1,950.6M, resulting in an overall weekly inflow of $1,862.9M. Cumulatively, GBTC has experienced a total net outflow of $21,654M, whereas non-GBTC has recorded $59,741M in net inflows, bringing the overall net inflow to $38,087M.
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