Close Menu
  • Coins
    • Bitcoin
    • Ethereum
    • Altcoins
    • NFT
  • Blockchain
  • DeFi
  • Metaverse
  • Regulation
  • Other
    • Exchanges
    • ICO
    • GameFi
    • Mining
    • Legal
  • MarketCap
What's Hot

Inside Zcash’s Ironwood Upgrade and the Rush Into Its New Shielded Pool

04/09/2026

Darknet Mastermind Signals Cooperation as $44M BTC Case Advances

04/09/2026

Will NSE’s Self-Trading Plan Boost BSE IPO Volume as Investors Expect?

04/09/2026
Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
  • Back to NBTC homepage
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
X (Twitter) Telegram Facebook LinkedIn RSS
NBTC News
  • Coins
    1. Bitcoin
    2. Ethereum
    3. Altcoins
    4. NFT
    5. View All

    AI predicts Bitcoin price for end of Q3, 2026

    04/09/2026

    Bitcoin whales buy 19K BTC – Can $61K keep the recovery alive?

    04/09/2026

    Bitcoin’s 87% Correlation to Global Liquidity Beats Earnings and Headlines

    04/09/2026

    Hyperscale Ups Bitcoin Stash, Bridging Holdings to Over 1,106 Coins

    04/09/2026

    Ethereum leverage crashes 91%, yet ETH price holds firm – Here’s why

    03/09/2026

    Bitmine-Linked Wallet Withdraws 20,000 ETH Worth $49.4M from FalconX

    03/09/2026

    Investor Interest in Ethereum ETFs Continues, Net Inflow Streak Rises to 11 Days! Here Are the Details

    03/09/2026

    Ethereum price risks pullback as MACD flattens

    03/09/2026

    Inside Zcash’s Ironwood Upgrade and the Rush Into Its New Shielded Pool

    04/09/2026

    XRP price holds $1 as ETPs draw $253.6M in Q2 inflows

    04/09/2026

    XRP Ledger Total Transactions Hit 222M in Q2 2026, the Second-Largest in History

    04/09/2026

    XRP Records $4B+ in Stablecoin Transfer Volume as Holders Spike 36% to 82,000+

    04/09/2026

    Kento’s Digital Art Cards Hit 2,000% of Kickstarter Goal in 24 Hours

    04/09/2026

    Cardano Founder Criticizes TapTools Relaunch

    03/09/2026

    Cardano Firm TapTools Scraps Revival NFT Sale After Community Backlash

    03/09/2026

    What are NFTs and do non-fungible tokens still matter in 2026?

    02/09/2026

    Inside Zcash’s Ironwood Upgrade and the Rush Into Its New Shielded Pool

    04/09/2026

    Darknet Mastermind Signals Cooperation as $44M BTC Case Advances

    04/09/2026

    Will NSE’s Self-Trading Plan Boost BSE IPO Volume as Investors Expect?

    04/09/2026

    Cango’s EcoHash Starts Commercial GPU Compute at Georgia Site

    04/09/2026
  • Blockchain

    $2.7 million poured into Robinhood Chain apps in one day, but it barely touches corporate revenue

    04/09/2026

    Uphold Says XRP Ledger Has ‘A Leg Up’ In Bank Adoption Race

    04/09/2026

    Koscom and Hyundai Motor Securities Partner on Tokenized Securities Platform

    04/09/2026

    SHEIN Launches on Solana with Tokenization via xStocksFi

    04/09/2026

    HashKey joins DTCC digital assets working group

    04/09/2026
  • DeFi

    Sui DeFi Protocol Full Sail to Wind Down Operations Following Oracle Security Incident

    03/09/2026

    Aave commands 48% of DeFi loans, yet $17B sits idle – Here’s why V4 matters!

    03/09/2026

    Nomura’s Laser Digital Moves Into DeFi Fixed Income

    03/09/2026

    Maple Finance Introduces Three Innovative Lending Strategies

    03/09/2026

    Uniswap trading volume explodes to record levels over 7 million per day – but actual fees lag far behind

    03/09/2026
  • Metaverse

    Is Solana Gaming Back? Kintara Activity Fuels Renewed Optimism in Onchain MMOs

    24/06/2026

    The Sandbox launches AI game engine ‘The Sandbox Studio’ for next-generation creators

    10/06/2026

    Meta commits $13M in funding for Oversight Board through 2028

    29/05/2026

    Why Animoca’s Yat Siu says the future is 100 billion AI agents

    07/05/2026

    ‘8,000 Jobs’—Polymarket Sees Tech Layoff Surge As Meta AI Push Bites

    18/04/2026
  • Regulation

    Bitwise Solana ETF approved for loans at 25% LTV

    04/09/2026

    OCC says crypto firms can pursue U.S. bank charters

    04/09/2026

    AI Investment Drains Liquidity, Fed Rate Cuts Could Revive Bull Run

    04/09/2026

    “If the Clarity Act Passes, There Will Be a Enormous Rally in Cryptocurrencies”

    04/09/2026

    While Eyes on US CPI Data in the Cryptocurrency Market, Options Investors Have Made Their Decision! Here Are the Details

    04/09/2026
  • Other
    1. Exchanges
    2. ICO
    3. GameFi
    4. Mining
    5. Legal
    6. View All

    Will NSE’s Self-Trading Plan Boost BSE IPO Volume as Investors Expect?

    04/09/2026

    WLFI Launches First USD1-Based RWA Perpetual Futures Market

    04/09/2026

    New KakaoX to Explore Crypto, AI, and Global Expansion

    04/09/2026

    South Korean Investors Return to the Market! Trading Volume Breaks Record, This Altcoin Reaches the Top!

    04/09/2026

    ICO market slows sharply with only six completions in 2026

    30/04/2026

    South Korea Poised to Lift Ban on Domestic ICOs After 7 Years

    19/12/2025

    Why 2025’s Token Boom Looks Both Familiar and Dangerous

    31/10/2025

    ICO for bitcoin yield farming chain Corn screams we’re so back

    22/01/2025

    Top 12 NFT games every player should know about in August 2026

    19/08/2026

    GameShame Studios founder details Raijin Protocol’s roadmap in NeoPod’s sixth AMA

    13/08/2026

    How BC.GAME is turning players into stakeholders

    04/08/2026

    YGG Play Shuts Down Services as Yield Guild Pivots to AI Data

    01/08/2026

    Cango’s EcoHash Starts Commercial GPU Compute at Georgia Site

    04/09/2026

    Bitcoin Hashrate Enters First Bear Market as AI Pulls Miners Away

    03/09/2026

    Bitcoin Miners Pocket $1B in August, but Halving Pain Still Lingers

    03/09/2026

    Hyperscale Data AI transition ends Bitcoin mining for $1.2B AI deal

    02/09/2026

    Darknet Mastermind Signals Cooperation as $44M BTC Case Advances

    04/09/2026

    The GENIUS Act missed its statutory deadline and regulators are writing the rules anyway

    04/09/2026

    The Clarity Act just lost its window and regulation is arriving by rulemaking instead of legislation

    04/09/2026

    Coinbase and Brian Armstrong are threatening to leave California… again

    04/09/2026

    Inside Zcash’s Ironwood Upgrade and the Rush Into Its New Shielded Pool

    04/09/2026

    Darknet Mastermind Signals Cooperation as $44M BTC Case Advances

    04/09/2026

    Will NSE’s Self-Trading Plan Boost BSE IPO Volume as Investors Expect?

    04/09/2026

    Cango’s EcoHash Starts Commercial GPU Compute at Georgia Site

    04/09/2026
  • MarketCap
NBTC News
Home»Ethereum»‘Vitalik Slept On My Couch & Copied My Inventions’ Ethereum Insider Says
Ethereum

‘Vitalik Slept On My Couch & Copied My Inventions’ Ethereum Insider Says

NBTCBy NBTC15/11/2023No Comments3 Mins Read
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email


An Ethereum insider has made startling allegations against Ethereum Founder, Vitalik Buterin, stating that the Russian inventor had copied his creations. 

Nerayoff Accuses Buterin Of Invention Replication

Former Ethereum Advisor, Steven Nerayoff has taken to X (formerly Twitter) to accuse Ethereum Founder, Vitalik Buterin of copying his inventions. Nerayoff criticized the intelligence of the current Ethereum leadership, making contentious remarks about Buterin and co-founder of Ethereum, Joseph Lubin.

“Vitalik slept on my couch & copied my inventions. He and SBF are images. They’re not smart because something seems off, something is off. The recording shows his and Joe’s stupidity and ignorance. Hear who understood Ethereum, me or them,” Nerayoff stated. 

The former ETH Advisor continued on his tirade of allegations, casting doubts on Buterin’s contributions to the network. He stated that Buterin had never invented anything substantial and that the ETH founder was the sole reason behind the network never scaling. 

The accusations also suggested that the only significant achievement in the Ethereum ecosystem was the issuance of utility tokens on ICOs, which Nerayoff claimed he had invented. 

Nerayoff also made startling revelations, accusing Buterin and Lubin of deliberately damaging the cryptocurrency by focusing on issuing fraudulent ICOs to unsuspecting investors and potentially harming them. 

“Did Vitalik invent anything? No, he did not. Ethereum never scaled bc of him. The only killer app was issuing Utility Tokens on ICOs, both of which I invented. Vitalik & Lubin sabotaged crypto. Their focus was merely to issue hundreds or thousands of fraudulent ICOs fleecing people,” Nerayoff stated. 

Ethereum Founder’s Scalability Competence Questioned

In an X post on Tuesday, Stephen Nerayoff presented thought-provoking questions to the crypto community about Vitalik Buterin’s Ethereum scalability capabilities. 

Nerayoff released a video on X by a community member, Mr. Huber which featured Vitalik Buterin describing plans for the ETH Network. He told the crypto community to remember the video when he eventually released evidential recordings of his conversation with Buterin about his ideas for ETH 2.0. 

“Remember this video when I drop the recording and what I tell Vitalik about 2.0 and to fix misaligned incentive structures. Is Vitalik the savior they bill him as to make Ethereum scale or is he the reason it never scaled? Decide for yourselves,” Nerayoff stated. 

The question raised by the former ETH Advisor has sparked debates and differing opinions about the Ethereum Founders. Although no proper evidence has been presented regarding the accusations laid against Buterin, the crypto community continues to watch and analyze the situation as it unfolds. 

ETH bulls reclaim $2,000 | Source: ETHUSD on Tradingview.com

Featured image from CryptoSlate, chart from Tradingview.com

Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
NBTC

NBTC is the editorial account for NBTC News, covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, blockchain infrastructure, exchanges, mining, regulation and digital asset markets. The editorial team focuses on clear sourcing, timely updates and practical context for crypto readers.

Related Posts

Ethereum leverage crashes 91%, yet ETH price holds firm – Here’s why

03/09/2026

Bitmine-Linked Wallet Withdraws 20,000 ETH Worth $49.4M from FalconX

03/09/2026

Investor Interest in Ethereum ETFs Continues, Net Inflow Streak Rises to 11 Days! Here Are the Details

03/09/2026

Ethereum price risks pullback as MACD flattens

03/09/2026
Add A Comment

Comments are closed.

Top Posts
Get Informed

Subscribe to Updates

Get the latest news from NBTC regarding crypto, blockchains and web3 related topics.

Your source for the serious news. This website is crafted specifically to for crazy and hot cryptonews. Visit our main page for more tons of news.

We're social. Connect with us:

Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn RSS
Top Insights

Inside Zcash’s Ironwood Upgrade and the Rush Into Its New Shielded Pool

04/09/2026

Darknet Mastermind Signals Cooperation as $44M BTC Case Advances

04/09/2026

Will NSE’s Self-Trading Plan Boost BSE IPO Volume as Investors Expect?

04/09/2026
Get Informed

Subscribe to Updates

Get the latest news from NBTC regarding crypto, blockchains and web3 related topics.

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.