Vitalike Buterin Wants to See Ethereum Become a Bitcoin-Like System

Vitalik Buterin expresses his long term vision for Ethereum.

In a long Twitter thread, Vitalik expressed contradictions between his values and desires for the Ethereum network.

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Vitalike desires to see Ethereum become a more Bitcoin-like system emphasizing long-term stability, including culturally.

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However, Ethereum co-founder noted that getting there would require quite a lot of active coordinated short-term change.

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Ethereum co-founder also expressed his dislike for the modern financial blockchain applications like million dollar NFT monkey pics.

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But Vitalike appreciates these blockchain “applications” as they are a big part of what keeps the crypto economy running.

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Last year, Ethereum co-founder compared bitcoin to a pocket calculator and a new potential blockchain to a smartphone.

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