Vitalik donated 128 ETH each to Session and SimpleX to support the development of privacy communication
Vitalik Buterin stated that end-to-end encrypted communication is crucial for privacy protection, emphasizing that the next key step in this field is to support permissionless account creation and metadata privacy, and mentioned that Session and SimpleX are advancing in these directions. He donated 128 ETH to each, while pointing out that decentralization, metadata protection, multi-device support, and Sybil/DoS resistance remain challenges that require more developers to improve such privacy communication tools.