Vitalik Buterin on the two goals Ethereum must meet to become the 'world computer'

2026-01-01 18:23:40

Source: CryptoNewsNet Original Title: Vitalik Buterin on the two goals Ethereum must meet to become the ‘world computer’ Original Link: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin used a New Year’s message on Thursday to reflect on a year of major technical progress — and to argue that the network’s real test lies in fulfilling its original mission, not in chasing the latest crypto narratives.

In his New Year’s post on X, Buterin said Ethereum made meaningful progress in 2025 by becoming faster, more reliable and better able to handle growth without sacrificing its decentralized design. He pointed to improvements that allow the network to process more activity, reduce bottlenecks and make it easier for people to run the software that keeps Ethereum operating.

Taken together, he said, those changes move Ethereum closer to becoming a new kind of shared computing platform rather than just another blockchain.

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