ETH Co-founder Vitalik Buterin Registers "dacc.eth": What is Defensive Acceleration?
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has secured a new Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domain, "dacc.eth," for 0.187 ETH (around $500) on Aug. 18. The move is tied to his upcoming discussion on "defensive accelerationism" (d/acc) at an X Spaces event on Aug. 22, alongside decentralization advocates Vincent Weisser and Skylar Weaver.
Introduced in Buterinâs blog post "My Techno-Optimism" last November, d/acc proposes a cautious approach to AI development, emphasizing human-AI collaboration over unchecked AI autonomy. This philosophy counters the dominant "effective accelerationism" (e/acc) stance in Silicon Valley, which advocates for rapid, unrestricted technological advancement.
Buterinâs d/acc promotes a balanced, decentralized technological progress that enhances resilience in infrastructure, pandemic preparedness, cyber defense, and misinformation control. It stands as a middle ground between reckless tech acceleration and excessive regulation, aiming for a more democratic and less centralized world.
Interestingly, in response to this concept, memecoin creators have already launched unrelated tokens named DACC, some surging 400% in value.
