The past week in the crypto world has been marked by influential voices speaking out and reshaping narratives across the ecosystem. From Ethereum’s co-founder shedding light on critical scaling developments, to major industry leaders championing Bitcoin and broader adoption efforts, the landscape buzzed with insights and optimism. Key figures like Vitalik Buterin, Michael Saylor, CZ, Brian Armstrong, and Jack Dorsey each brought forward unique perspectives, ranging from technical progress and institutional support to everyday usability. Here’s a roundup of what they said and why it matters.
Vitalik Buterin discussed Ethereum’s scaling progress
Almost exactly 50% of stake is voting to increase the L1 gas limit to 45m. The gas limit is already starting to increase, now at 37.3m. pic.twitter.com/omUKQHuBvz
— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) July 20, 2025
Michael Saylor shared enthusiastic commentary on Bitcoin’s role
Strategy has acquired 6,220 BTC for ~$739.8 million at ~$118,940 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 20.8% YTD 2025. As of 7/20/2025, we hodl 607,770 $BTC acquired for ~$43.61 billion at ~$71,756 per bitcoin. $MSTR $STRK $STRF $STRD https://t.co/8z5HygrDWs
— Michael Saylor (@saylor) July 21, 2025
CZ expressed appreciation for the broader Crypto ecosystem
Build and Build. $BNB
— CZ 🔶 BNB (@cz_binance) July 23, 2025
Appreciations to all the ecosystem players, BTC maxis, ETH holders, meme traders, ETF applicants, treasury pub cos, good regulators, and utility builders. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/5YreSKU7xQ
Brian Armstrong highlighted Coinbase’s efforts to boost Crypto adoption
The easier we can make it to buy and hold crypto, the faster adoption happens.
— Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong) July 22, 2025
Excited to be working with @PNCBank, one of the largest banks in the US, to give their clients easy access to buying and holding crypto and using USDC, powered by Coinbase. https://t.co/J9IJtNNRAo
Jack Dorsey advocated for Bitcoin as everyday money
boom.
— OBJ (@owenbjennings) July 22, 2025
today we're onboarding our first few @Square sellers for the new native bitcoin acceptance experience
this is the way!