💬 Vitalik Buterin sparked a storm of controversy by criticizing those who plan to vote for politicians based on their stance on cryptocurrencies.
In his opinion, such decisions carry a huge risk of betraying the principles of cypherpunks, which are the foundation of the crypto industry — privacy, freedom of thought, and access to information.
Buterin believes that loud promises could lead to the support of politicians whose broader values might not align with those of the crypto community.
The co-founder of Ethereum particularly condemned the acceptance of crypto by authoritarian regimes, such as Russia. According to him, these regimes support cryptocurrencies for their own benefit while suppressing individual freedoms of their citizens.
