Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and owner of X (formerly Twitter), has raised a question about why Vitalik Buterin, the co-creator of Ethereum, left his microblogging platform.
Musk expressed his curiosity after a user on X, who goes by the name “Autism Capital,” pointed out Buterin’s decreased activity on the platform. Autism Capital suggested that Buterin should be more engaged on X in order to help Ethereum shine. They advised Buterin to interact more frequently with the crypto community on X, rather than isolating himself on a separate platform.
Musk’s question garnered attention and prompted comical responses from crypto enthusiasts. Some users claimed that Buterin’s reduced engagement on X was due to Musk’s decision not to enable crypto payments on the platform.
Prior to Autism Capital’s complaint, Buterin’s last tweet was on March 17, where he mentioned Farcaster, a decentralized social network popular within the crypto community. In response to the user’s call-out, Buterin made another post on X before the time of this article’s publication. In the tweet, he highlighted the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) as an app that can eliminate multi-sig backdoors.
However, Buterin has been more active on Farcaster. Last month, he praised the decentralized social media platform, stating that it would withstand the test of time. He also argued that Farcaster’s channel feature makes it a superior social media platform compared to X. While Buterin has nearly 180,000 followers on Farcaster, he has over 5.2 million followers on X.
It is worth noting that most of Buterin’s followers on X are crypto enthusiasts, which means he is likely to reach a larger crypto audience with his posts on that platform compared to Farcaster. However, Buterin often encounters spam bots and token shills on X, which is one of the reasons why he spends less time there.
In other news, Ethereum is currently under investigation by the SEC to determine whether it should be classified as a security. Reports suggest that the SEC has shifted its focus to Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, as part of its efforts to regulate the crypto industry.
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