Vitalik Buterin reviews Ethereum’s 2025 progress, highlighting technical gains while urging a stronger focus on decentralization, usability, and scalable infrastructure.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, ever the tech philosopher, took a moment in 2025 to reflect on Ethereum’s journey. Imagine if your mom asked you to clean your room but then spent 10 minutes bragging about how dusty it got. He praised the technical wins-because who doesn’t love a good gas limit increase?-but warned against losing sight of the original mission: “Build a global world computer. Not a global world computer that crashes every time someone opens TikTok.” 🤖💻
Ethereum’s 2025 Progress Shows Strong Technical Momentum
2025 was a year of measurable upgrades, because nothing says “progress” like making blobs cheaper and more efficient. Gas limits? Up. Blob counts? Up. Node software? Improved! Now syncing is faster, hardware requirements are lower, and who knows what PeerDAS is, but it sounds like a fancy Parisian dessert. 🍰
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Ethereum did a lot in 2025: gas limits increased, blob count increased, node software quality improved, zkEVMs blasted through their performance milestones, and with zkEVMs and PeerDAS ethereum made its largest step toward being a fundamentally…
– vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin)
Meanwhile, zkEVMs hit performance milestones that would make a gym bro proud. Buterin called it Ethereum’s “greatest structural shift in years”-which is just code for “we’re still not done yet.” He also warned against chasing short-term trends like tokenized assets and political memecoins. Because nothing says “decentralization” like a meme about a dog wearing a hat. 🐶🎩
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Buterin’s “walkaway test” for decentralization? If the app still works after the original developers vanish, mission accomplished. Sounds like a recipe for chaos, but hey, at least it’s chaos without a boss. 🚀
Usability and Decentralization Must Advance Together
Looking ahead, Buterin wants Ethereum to be usable worldwide-but without sacrificing decentralization. Because who needs Wi-Fi when you can have a blockchain? He compared decentralized apps to appliances that don’t require a subscription. Imagine that: a world where your fridge doesn’t spy on you. 🛋️
At the blockchain layer, node costs dropped, which is great news for everyone except Vitalik’s therapist. At the app layer, privacy and UX are top priorities. Because nothing says “trust” like a platform that functions even when your ISP decides to play favorites. 🌐
Buterin also hinted at Ethereum’s role beyond finance-identity, governance, and “civilizational infrastructure.” Because why build a toaster when you can build a toaster that resists censorship for decades? 🍞
Despite the wins, Buterin admits there’s work left: scalability, usability for non-techies, and avoiding the trap of becoming just another buzzword. Because nothing kills a project faster than sounding like a LinkedIn post. 📱
In the end, Ethereum’s future hinges on staying true to its mission. Or as Buterin put it: “Focus on durable infrastructure, not short-term incentives.” A lesson for us all, really. Just don’t forget to charge your phone. 🔋
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