Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin stated today in a tweet that the mainstream perception of cryptography, cybersecurity, and non-blockchain decentralized technologies as part of the "non-cryptocurrency realm" is itself a failure. He also believes that this notion primarily stems from issues within the "cryptocurrency circle." (Background: Vitalik's new article: The importance of Decentralized Accelerationism (d/acc), future development opportunities, and challenges.) (Additional context: Vitalik: I no longer believe that "optimized governance" can be achieved; economics does not perfectly align with society.) After Trump was elected as the President of the United States, the crypto market's expectations for his pre-election promises on crypto policies surged, leading Bitcoin to soar from $69,000, eventually breaking the $100,000 mark in mid-December last year. At the same time, the crypto market entered a euphoric bull market along with Bitcoin's rise. However, regarding the crypto bull market, which is heavily tied to money, some community users tweeted expressing the desire to break free from the framework of the crypto realm and inquired about activities they could participate in: 2025 has arrived, and it's time to step out of the cryptocurrency framework and explore broader fields. What conferences/events should we attend this year? It's 2025, meaning it's time to expand outside of the crypto bubble. What conferences/events should @PrivacyScaling attend this year — Elo (@Metachaser24) January 6, 2025 Vitalik: The knowledge of cryptography and other fields being considered "non-crypto" is itself a failure. Perhaps feeling a resonance, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin replied in the comments below the tweet: 1. Mainstream applications of cryptography and cybersecurity events 2. Any events involving non-blockchain decentralized individuals (e.g., Mastodon, Secure Scuttlebutt, secure communication tools). Subsequently, Ethereum Foundation member Devansh Mehta also responded to Vitalik's comment, stating: For a long time, I have advocated that the "Ethereum Foundation Scholars Program" led by Madison Adams should start supporting our participation in non-cryptocurrency realm activities, rather than just those where we self-congratulate. However, Vitalik did not directly respond to the issue raised by Devansh Mehta regarding the Ethereum Foundation, but rather shifted the focus to the misunderstanding of the "non-crypto realm." He stated that viewing mainstream cryptography, cybersecurity, and other knowledge as "non-cryptocurrency" is itself a failure: In my view, the fact that mainstream cryptography, cybersecurity, and non-blockchain decentralized technologies are considered "non-cryptocurrency" is itself a failure (mainly an issue from the "cryptocurrency circle"). I believe this warrants action to address this issue. In response, Devansh Mehta also mentioned that cryptocurrency has become politicized. He believes that submitting research papers in the blockchain field at mainstream academic peer-reviewed conferences is the correct way to address this issue: I believe submitting our research papers in the blockchain field at mainstream academic peer-reviewed conferences is the right way to resolve this issue. By having reviewers directly involved in the review process, it forces the formation of communication and discussion. IMO the fact that mainstream cryptography and cybersecurity and non-blockchain decentralization are considered "non crypto" is itself a failure (imo largely from the "crypto" side), and it's worth taking steps to address this — vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) January 6, 2025 Related reports Vitalik visits a zoo in Thailand and watches bouncing pigs, leading Ethereum's $MOODENG to surge nearly 200%. What is Vitalik's proposed "leave test"? How to assess the decentralization and security of a project? Ethereum has five major upgrades in 2025: what directions are they optimizing in? "Vitalik criticizes the current state of the cryptocurrency circle: cryptocurrencies have deviated from the fields of cryptography and cybersecurity, which is a failure" this article was first published on BlockTempo (the most influential blockchain news media).

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