Ethereum News: Vitalik Buterin ‘Puts Skin in the Game’ with $113K Privacy Pools Transfer

In the latest news, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin transferred 50.25 ETH, approximately $113,000 at current prices, through Privacy Pools, the compliance-aware privacy protocol he co-authored in a 2023 research paper, publicly validating the tool with real capital rather than white-paper advocacy.The move comes weeks after 0xbow.io launched the protocol on Ethereum mainnet on March 31, 2025, positioning it as a …