What Vitalik Buterin thinks about software performance

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Co-founder of Ethereum. Publishes long essays on mechanism design, governance and what cryptography is for, and returns to his earlier positions to say which parts he no longer holds.

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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Vitalik Buterin has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. 27 Sept 2026

   Our readingThe decentralization of cryptographic networks is shifting from purely a safety burden to, in a few limited cases, a performance strength.

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   Their wordsPerhaps the most important shift is that the decentralized nature of the network is shifting from being purely a burden incurred in the name of safety and robustness to at least sometimes, in a few limited cases, being a strength even from a performance perspective.

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