**Cryptocurrency News:**
**Vitalik Buterin's Response to Criticism**
- The Ethereum community has expressed concern over the Ethereum Foundation's sale of ETH.
- Vitalik Buterin explained that the proceeds from the sale go to pay researchers and developers.
- The sale also supports privacy technologies and user security.
**Support for Decentralization**
- The Foundation avoids staking to avoid making official decisions in the event of hard forks.
- This helps maintain the decentralized nature of Ethereum.