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Vitalik Buterin Issues Stark Warning: Ethereum’s Survival Hangs on True Decentralization—Not Just Buzzwords

Vitalik Buterin Issues Stark Warning: Ethereum’s Survival Hangs on True Decentralization—Not Just Buzzwords

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CoindeskEN
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2025-07-02 15:56:29
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Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum at Risk If Decentralization Is Just a Catchphrase

Ethereum's co-founder drops a truth bomb as the network approaches its tenth anniversary.

The decentralization dilemma

Buterin's warning cuts through the usual crypto hype—if Ethereum becomes just another corporate blockchain with extra steps, the game's over. No sugarcoating, no VC-friendly platitudes.

Code vs. culture war

The real battle isn't in the whitepapers anymore. It's between true believers and the suits who'd happily trade decentralization for 'institutional adoption' (read: higher token prices).

Wake-up call

With staking pools looking suspiciously like banks and layer-2 solutions creating new centralization risks—Buterin's timing couldn't be sharper. The irony? This warning drops while Wall Street's latest 'blockchain innovation' team probably Googles 'what's a node?'

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