Binance CEO CZ begins working on Vitalik Buterin’s ‘safe CEX’ ideas
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The collapse of numerous major crypto ecosystems in 2022 revealed the urgent need for revamping the way crypto exchanges operate. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believed in exploring beyond “fiat” methods to ensure the stability of crypto exchanges, including technologies such as Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge (zk-SNARKs).
Following a discussion with angel investor Balaji Srinivasan and crypto exchanges such as Coinbase, Kraken and Binance, Buterin recommended options for the creation of cryptographic proofs of on-chain funds that can cover investor liabilities when required, also known as safe centralized exchanges (CEX).
Having a safe CEX: proof of solvency and beyondhttps://t.co/AKEweYZfj2
Big thanks to @balajis and staff from @coinbase @binance @krakenfx for discussion!
— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) November 19, 2022
The best case scenario, in this instance, would be a system that does not allow crypto exchanges to withdraw a depositor’s funds without consent.
Vitalik’s new ideas. Working on this.
Just don’t read the title aloud around people (Vitalik wrote it).https://t.co/AtR6KiSx5B
— CZ Binance (@cz_binance) November 19, 2022
Fellow crypto entrepreneur CZ, who has been vocal about Binance’s
On Nov. 4, Buterin added a new category of milestones to the Ethereum technical roadmap — aimed at improving censorship resistance and decentralization of the Ethereum network.
Updated roadmap diagram! pic.twitter.com/MT9BKgYcJH
— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) November 4, 2022
The updated technical roadmap now inserts the Scourge as a new category, which will run parallel to other previously-known segments — the Merge, the Surge, the Verge, the Purge and the Splurge.