Vitalik Buterin: $ETH Is Choosing Decentralization Over VC-Driven Models
Vitalik Buterin has reiterated that Ethereum’s long-term direction is intentionally not aligned with venture-capital trends dominating parts of the crypto industry. Rather than optimizing for speed, scale, or short-term profitability, Ethereum continues to prioritize decentralization and reduced reliance on trusted intermediaries.
Buterin highlighted stablecoins as one of crypto’s most unresolved challenges. While widely adopted, most remain tightly linked to the U.S. dollar, embedding traditional monetary risks into decentralized systems. He also noted that Ethereum’s own staking incentives, while critical for security, can unintentionally discourage experimentation with decentralized monetary alternatives.
Importantly, Buterin does not claim there is an easy solution. Adjusting staking rewards, redesigning incentives, or increasing capital efficiency all introduce trade-offs and new risks. From his perspective, Ethereum’s slower progress reflects deliberate choices rather than stagnation.
#Ethereum’s roadmap, as framed by Buterin, favors durability and decentralization over fashionable narratives, even if that path is harder and less appealing to short-term capital