# What Vitalik Thinks

*Author: Bankless*
*Published: Dec 11, 2023*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/fr/read/what-vitalik-thinks*

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     What Vitalik Thinks
  
  

  
  Published on Dec 11, 2023

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    Warren Won't Quit
  
  

  

 

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2023/12/Frame-50445--41-.png)- **👩‍⚖️ Warren's crypto crackdown.** Today, Sen. Elizabeth Warren [introduced draconian legislation](https://x.com/RyanSAdams/status/1734319056138711351?s=20) going after crypto and DeFi.
- **⚠️ Binance tumbles. **Binance's market share of crypto trading [plummeted in 2023 – from 55% down to roughly 30%](https://x.com/CoinDesk/status/1734285991039356980?s=20).  
- **💵 IRS wants its cut. **[FTX's $24 billion IRS tax bill is holding up users from recovering their funds](https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/1734327332767461436?s=20), the company says.

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      LATEST POD
    
    
  
  
    
    Episode #200 with Vitalik
  
  
  
 

[![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/b7/e4b77544-5a37-4f0b-8824-8440aa348476/content/images/2023/12/Podcast--31--1.png)](https://www.bankless.com/200-vitalik)For our **200th Episode 👀 **of Bankless, we had to bring in Vitalik to discuss his latest manifesto on tech progress, AI doomers and effective accelerationism. It's an amazing conversation.

*Bankless Citizens get an exclusive *[***Debrief***](https://www.bankless.com/debrief-vitalik-philosophy)* conversation unpacking the episode*👇

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