Vitalik Buterin is once again drawing a clear line between #Ethereum’s long-term vision and much of today’s VC-driven crypto narrative. In recent comments, the Ethereum founder argued that the current stablecoin model is structurally fragile, largely because it remains tightly anchored to the U.S. dollar and dependent on systems that are not fully decentralized.
Buterin pointed out three core issues. First, dollar-pegged stablecoins inherit long-term risks tied to inflation, monetary policy, and potential instability of the USD itself. Second, many oracle systems that feed price data into DeFi are still vulnerable to capital concentration and manipulation, weakening trust assumptions. Third, Ethereum’s own staking yields create a trade-off, with $ETH offering attractive returns, there’s less incentive to lock value into decentralized stablecoin designs.
Rather than chasing casino-style DeFi, custodial “crypto banks,” or VC-backed shortcuts, Buterin emphasized Ethereum’s focus on resilience, decentralization, and user sovereignty. He acknowledged there’s no easy fix, adjusting staking rewards, redesigning collateral models, or improving oracle decentralization all come with risks, but made it clear Ethereum is choosing a harder, slower path aimed at durability over hype
