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BlockBeats News: On October 28th, according to Kaito AI data cited by Andy, the host of the encrypted program The Rollup, Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of "Wartime State" Ethereum, ranked first with 1.69% of "Opinion Leader Mind Share" in the past seven days, followed closely by Mert Mumtaz, CEO of Helius Labs, with 1.18%. Buterin recently published a long article on the X platform defending the Ethereum Foundation's routine ETH sales, emphasizing that these sales are used to pay Ethereum developers and researchers to maintain the network's proof of stake mechanism, achieve low-cost, less than 30 second transaction confirmation, zero knowledge proof of privacy features, and enable uninterrupted network operation since 2016. He also called on critics to 'give some respect'. When asked why the Ethereum Foundation does not use all ETH for staking to cover costs through profits rather than selling, Buterin explained that the Ethereum Foundation wants to avoid being forced to make an "official choice" in the controversial hard fork event. However, Buterin stated that the Ethereum Foundation is exploring other ways to participate in staking, including issuing grants in the form of staked ETH, allowing grant recipients to control withdrawal times and retain profits. He also mentioned the possibility of entrusting the pledge responsibility of the foundation to other organizations.