Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has held the top spot in “KOL mindshare” for the last week on Crypto X amid a recent flood of criticism toward the blockchain and the Ethereum Foundation. According to Andy, host of the crypto show The Rollup, who cited data from Kaito AI, “wartime mode” Buterin had the highest relative KOL mindshare over the past seven days at 1.69%, followed by Helius Labs CEO Mert Mumtaz at 1.18%. Buterin was forced to write a lengthy post on X recently, defending the Ethereum Foundation’s routine sale of Ether (ETH). Slamming the critics, Buterin explained the sales are …