Over the weekend, Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko, a man whose wit is as sharp as a blockchain fork, unleashed a digital sword fight against Vitalik Buterin’s latest ramblings about Ethereum “ossification.” He declared that for Solana, continuous protocol updates are not just a fancy trend-they’re the difference between a thriving network and a digital corpse 🧟♂️.
The spark? A Jan. 12 post where Buterin, ever the philosopher-king, argued that Ethereum must become so robust that even if the community goes on a prolonged “walkaway” vacation, its apps won’t crumble like a poorly baked soufflé. “It must support applications that are more like tools than services that die when the vendor loses interest,” he wrote. A noble goal, but Yakovenko, ever the contrarian, replied with the enthusiasm of a man who’s just discovered that his coffee is actually tea 🤯.
Why Solana Can’t Afford To Ossify
Yakovenko, in a masterclass of digital sarcasm, proclaimed, “I actually think fairly differently on this.” He likened Solana’s need for constant iteration to a man who must keep breathing-otherwise, he’ll turn into a statue. “Solana needs to never stop iterating,” he wrote, as if explaining to a toddler that the sky is blue. “If it ever stops changing, it will die. Not metaphorically. Literally. Like a poorly maintained server.”
Buterin’s “walkaway test” is, in Yakovenko’s eyes, a recipe for digital stagnation. “Ossification is not a neutral milestone; it’s a death warrant,” he quipped, adding that Ethereum’s vision of a “complete” protocol is as appealing as a dinner party with a ghost. “To not die requires to always be useful,” he wrote, as if explaining this to a very confused parrot 🦜.
Both men agree on one thing: no single “vendor” should control the future. But while Buterin dreams of a self-sufficient Ethereum, Yakovenko envisions a world where governance and AI-powered developers (yes, even the bots) fund the next big thing. “You should always count on a next version of Solana,” he said, “just not necessarily from Anza or Labs or fd. Because why would they? They’re busy being rich and famous 🤑.”
At press time, SOL traded at $133.84, a price as stable as a Russian novel’s plot 📖.
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2026-01-19 13:43