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Vitalik commented on "ENS stops L2 Namechain development, v2 will be directly deployed on the Ethereum mainnet": "This is a wise decision. ENS domain names and records are the core state of the Ethereum ecosystem. I believe the best architecture for decentralized identity and social (which I think ENS is in this domain) is to store each user's account and profile data on L1, and use a dedicated L2 (which could be much simpler than a full EVM) to handle user operations (e.g., actions on social platforms)."

An independent core development team led by Zcash (ZEC) founder Zooko, Shielded Labs, announced that it has received a donation from Vitalik Buterin, aimed at supporting the development of Crosslink.It is reported that Crosslink enhances Zcash's existing proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism by adding a parallel finality layer, thereby preventing chain reorganization and rollback attacks. All block generation and economic activity still occur on the PoW chain, while the finality mechanism anchors blocks and provides stronger settlement guarantees. By ensuring that confirmed transactions are irreversible, Crosslink reduces the risk of double spending and increases the reliability of transaction settlements. In commenting on the donation, Vitalik stated, "Zcash is one of the most trusted cryptocurrency projects, always maintaining a focus on privacy. The Crosslink project by Shielded Labs will make Zcash more secure while reducing the security budget, thus supporting its long-term sustainability."

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, Ethereum founder Vitalik's plan to sell 16,384 ETH has currently sold 6,899.5 ETH (14.15 million), leaving 9,484.5 ETH for sale, with an average selling price of $2,052. The latest update shows that he has deposited all remaining ETH into the lending protocol Aave.Previously, it was reported that Vitalik planned to sell 16,384 ETH, and these funds are intended for a donation plan.

According to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, the sale progress of the 16,384 ETH that Vitalik Buterin plans to use for donations has reached 27.6%. The multi-signature address has sold a total of 4,521.59 ETH through Cowswap, with a total value of 9.939 million USD and an average selling price of 2,202.44 USD, and sales are still ongoing.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin stated that currently, a large number of newly created EVM chains are simply replicating existing architectures or connecting to Ethereum through optimistic bridges with a one-week delay. This approach is akin to the governance replication seen in Compound; while it is "comfortable," it depletes innovation in the long run, leading the ecosystem into a dead end.If a new chain does not connect to Ethereum's optimistic bridge (i.e., purely a substitute L1), the situation is even worse. What the ecosystem truly needs are projects that can bring new features, such as privacy protection, application-specific efficiency, or ultra-low latency. The form of "Ethereum connection" must match the actual functionality.For example, prediction market applications can issue and settle markets on L1, manage user accounts, but transaction execution occurs in a Rollup or L2-like system, with L1 verifying signatures and market states. A deeply connected L1 architecture should be prioritized, rather than a formal bridge for recognition.Another type of "application chain" can verify algorithm execution on government, social media, or gaming platforms, ensuring updates are authorized and executed according to pre-committed rules through technologies like STARK. Although these chains are not entirely Ethereum, they can provide algorithmic transparency and minimize trust, facilitating economic activities that were previously impossible.New projects should achieve two points: first, truly bring innovation, not just replicate existing EVM chains; second, ensure that the public relations image matches actual functionality. The project's claimed level of connection to Ethereum should genuinely reflect its technical and ecological dependencies, ensuring ecosystem interoperability and long-term value.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin (address: vitalik.eth) has quickly sold 2,961.5 $ETH in the past 3 days, cashing out $6.6 million at an average price of $2,228. The selling activity is still ongoing.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, in the past 3 days, Vitalik Buterin (0xfEB0...03B2) may have sold 2,779 ETH for $2,238 each as part of a "donation plan," totaling $6.22 million.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently stated that the initial idea of using L2 as the main scaling engine for Ethereum is no longer reasonable, and he called for second-layer networks to evolve towards stronger specialization. This statement quickly prompted responses from mainstream L2 teams such as Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base.Vitalik pointed out that many L2s still rely on multi-signature bridges and have not fully inherited Ethereum's security; at the same time, with the increase in gas limits and the advancement of native Rollup solutions, the throughput capacity of the Ethereum mainnet itself is strengthening. Against this backdrop, the positioning of L2 needs to be rethought.Karl Floersch, co-founder of the Optimism Foundation, stated that he supports building a modular L2 that covers the entire decentralized spectrum, but also admitted that there are still real challenges such as long withdrawal periods, immature Stage 2 proof mechanisms, and insufficient cross-chain tools.Steven Goldfeder, co-founder of Offchain Labs, the developer of Arbitrum, emphasized that scaling remains the core value of L2. He believes that even if the Ethereum mainnet's capabilities improve, it will be difficult to replace L2's role in handling thousands of TPS during peak times, and warned that if Ethereum is unfriendly to Rollups, institutions may choose independent Layer 1s instead.Jesse Pollak, head of Base, stated that scaling Ethereum L1 is beneficial for the entire ecosystem, while agreeing that L2 cannot just be a cheaper version of Ethereum. He pointed out that Base is forming its own characteristics through application layer differentiation, account abstraction, and privacy features.Additionally, StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson hinted on social media that ZK-native L2s (such as Starknet) have, to some extent, aligned with the specialization direction proposed by Vitalik. Overall, L2 builders generally accept the trend of de-homogenization and repositioning, but there are still divergences on whether scaling remains a core mission.

According to Cointelegraph, after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin commented that "the original vision of Layer 2 as the primary scaling engine is no longer applicable," several L2 builders responded, generally agreeing that Rollup needs to move beyond the positioning of "a cheaper Ethereum," but there are disagreements on whether scaling should still be its core role.Optimism co-founder Karl Floersch welcomed the challenge of building a modular L2 stack that supports "full-spectrum decentralization," while acknowledging that there are still major obstacles such as long withdrawal periods, second-stage proofs not being production-ready, and insufficient cross-chain application tools. He supports the native Rollup precompiled solutions emphasized by Buterin.Steven Goldfeder, co-founder of Arbitrum developer Offchain Labs, took a firmer stance, arguing that although the Rollup model has evolved, scaling remains the core value of L2. He pointed out that Arbitrum was not built as "a service of Ethereum," but because Ethereum provides a highly secure and low-cost settlement layer, making large-scale Rollups possible. He warned that if Ethereum is seen as hostile to Rollups, institutions might choose to launch independent Layer 1 chains instead of deploying on Ethereum.Base head Jesse Pollak stated that scaling Ethereum L1 is "a victory for the entire ecosystem," agreeing that L2 cannot just be "a cheaper Ethereum." He mentioned that Base is differentiating itself through applications, account abstraction, and privacy features, and is working towards decentralization in the second stage.StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson hinted that some ZK-native L2s (like Starknet) believe they already fit the specialized role described by Buterin. The entire Ethereum ecosystem is facing a roadmap adjustment: the base layer aims to enhance its capabilities, while L2 is repositioning itself as a dedicated environment serving different technical needs.

In the past two days, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has sold 1,441 ETH, totaling $3.297 million.According to previous analysis, 5 days ago, Vitalik transferred 16,384 ETH from his personal address to a multi-signature address and began selling yesterday. This corresponds to his "multi-year donation plan" announced 30 days ago, which aims to support the development of open-source, secure, and verifiable software and hardware stack systems.

Vitalik Buterin posted on the X platform, stating that there has been an increasing discussion about the ongoing role of L2 in the Ethereum ecosystem. Due to the slow progress of L2 entering phase 2, and the expansion of L1 itself, it is expected that the Gas limit will significantly increase by 2026. This means that the original vision of L2 as Ethereum's "branded sharding" is no longer applicable, and new paths are needed.Vitalik Buterin pointed out that L1 no longer needs L2 as branded sharding, and that L2 cannot or is unwilling to meet the attributes required for true branded sharding. He suggested that L2 should identify value points beyond "scalability," such as privacy, efficiency for specific applications, extreme levels of scalability, non-financial application design, ultra-low latency, and built-in oracles. When handling ETH or other Ethereum assets, L2 should at least reach phase 1 and support maximum interoperability with Ethereum. Additionally, Vitalik Buterin stated that he has become more convinced of the value of native Rollup precompiles in recent months, especially after having the ZK-EVM proof needed for scaling L1. This precompile would make EVM verification without a security committee feasible. He believes that research should be conducted on how to design this precompile so that it can verify the EVM portion when L2 includes "EVM and other content." This would make achieving secure, robust, and trustless interoperability with Ethereum easier and enable synchronous composability.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Vitalik Buterin (0xfeb...03b2) has sold 211 ETH again, exchanging it for 491,000 GHO. Currently, he has sold a total of 704 ETH, exchanging it for 1.65 million USD in GHO, and he performs a selling operation every 2 hours.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently proposed a reform plan for creator tokens, arguing that the current issue lies not in incentivizing content creation, but in filtering high-quality content. He suggested that a curatorial DAO should determine which creators are important, with tokens primarily serving as predictive tools, allowing people to bet on which creators the DAO will choose, ultimately deciding who rises or falls not by speculators, but by high-value content creators.Experts have differing opinions on this view. Oxytocin, head of the Umia ecosystem, pointed out that the plan introduces a certain degree of welfare creation through prediction markets, but still lacks an appropriate off-chain execution mechanism to ensure creators maintain consistency over the long term. Marcin Kazmierczak, co-founder of RedStone, believes that prediction markets not only create speculation but also facilitate informed discovery, encouraging people to seek quality rather than chase attention metrics. Superset CEO Neil Staunton remains skeptical, questioning whether DAOs can serve as arbiters of creative quality and whether creative works should be tokenized.

On-chain data shows that Vitalik sold 493 ETH, worth approximately $1.16 million.Four days ago, Vitalik transferred 16,384 ETH from his personal address to a multi-signature address and began selling today. This corresponds to his announcement 30 days ago about a "multi-year donation plan." According to him, the plan aims to support the development of open-source, secure, and verifiable software and hardware stack systems.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, Ethereum founder Vitalik sold 493 ETH in the past 8 hours, amounting to approximately 1.16 million USD.

Vitalik Buterin proposed the main patterns for the future of on-chain mechanism design: mechanisms similar to prediction markets that maximize openness and accountability (anyone can buy and sell, good decisions make money, bad decisions lose money), suitable for being a "decentralized execution layer"; decentralized, diversified, non-tokenized preference settings (anonymous voting, preferably MACI to prevent collusion), maximizing intrinsic motivation space, avoiding token holders from monopolizing control. Prediction markets are the best primitive for achieving "decentralized governance."

Vitalik Buterin posted on the X platform discussing the design ideas of creator coins, pointing out that the overall effectiveness of the crypto industry in the content incentive field has been limited over the past decade. The core issue is not a lack of content supply, but rather an insufficient mechanism for filtering and discovering high-quality content. In the current context where AI can generate a large amount of content at a low cost, the industry's goal should shift from "incentivizing more content" to "identifying and amplifying high-quality content."Vitalik believes that Substack is a relatively successful case of creator incentives, with the key being the platform's active selection and support of quality creators, rather than relying solely on mechanism design. He points out that existing creator coin projects generally have a structural issue of "high social influence users dominating the rankings," which does not truly reflect content quality.On the proposal level, Vitalik suggests establishing a non-tokenized creator DAO, where members vote to select creators and maintain clear content positioning and scale control to build a stable brand and commercial bargaining power. At the same time, creators should be allowed to issue personal tokens; if they join the creator DAO, the DAO's earnings can be used to buy back and destroy the creator tokens, transforming the role of speculators into "high-quality creator predictors," thereby reducing pure speculative cycles and improving the efficiency of high-quality content filtering.Vitalik stated that future effective governance mechanisms may increasingly combine prediction markets and multi-party governance structures to enhance the system's resistance to manipulation and goal consistency.

Vitalik Buterin posted on the X platform that in the next five years, the Ethereum Foundation (EF) will enter a period of "moderate tightening" to achieve two main goals: first, to deliver a more aggressive technical roadmap that ensures Ethereum continues to be a high-performance, scalable "world computer" without sacrificing robustness, sustainability, and decentralization; second, to enhance the long-term sustainability of the Ethereum Foundation itself, safeguarding Ethereum's core mission, including the foundational blockchain layer and users' ability to use the network under the premises of security, privacy, and self-sovereignty.Vitalik pointed out that as part of the tightening plan, he will personally take on some work that might have been handled by the Foundation's "special projects," focusing on supporting an open, verifiable, end-to-end hardware and software technology stack to protect personal lives and public environments. This technological vision encompasses finance, communication, governance, blockchain, operating systems, secure hardware, and biotechnology (personal and public health), emphasizing privacy protection, decentralization, and a locally prioritized software architecture.To this end, Vitalik has extracted 16,384 ETH and plans to gradually invest in the aforementioned goals over the coming years while exploring safer decentralized staking solutions to use staking rewards long-term to support related missions. He emphasized that Ethereum itself is an indispensable part of the "full-stack openness and verifiability" vision.The Ethereum Foundation will continue to focus on core Ethereum development, but the priority is not "Ethereum everywhere," but rather "Ethereum for people who need it," serving self-sovereignty, security, and privacy, rather than catering to centralized corporate demands. Vitalik stated that in an increasingly "might makes right" world, this path offers a necessary alternative—building an uncontrollable collaborative infrastructure through truly open, verifiable, and user-serving technology.