In his TOKEN2049 forecast of the crypto field in the next decade, Vitalik Buterin deeply analyzed the current status and development trajectory of the industry and put forward a thought-provoking point of view: although the crypto field is often labeled as "early", it has actually entered a new stage of transition and deepening.

With the ten years of deep cultivation of projects such as Ethereum, the infrastructure of the crypto world has gradually improved and the technical boundaries have been continuously expanded. At the same time, the rapid rise of breakthrough applications such as ChatGPT indicates that technological innovation is reshaping the industry landscape at an unprecedented speed. This shows that the crypto field is no longer a simple concept exploration or technological germination, but has entered a new stage of deep integration of technology and application and increasing influence.

Therefore, Buterin's assertion reminds us that in the face of this special period, we should abandon blind optimism or excessive caution about "early" and instead look at the development of the crypto field from a more mature and forward-looking perspective. This means that we need to pay more attention to the actual application scenarios of technology, the promotion of regulatory compliance, and the in-depth exploration of user needs, so as to promote crypto technology to better serve social and economic development and realize its potential value.

In short, the next decade in the field of encryption will be a decade of technological innovation and application implementation, a decade of challenges and opportunities. During this period, we should explore the new boundaries of encryption technology with an open mind and pragmatic actions to create a more prosperous and sustainable digital future.