Ethereum Co-Founder Reflects on Blockchain Vision and Future Prospects

According to Foresight News, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently shared his reflections on the blockchain vision from 2014 via social media. At that time, the concept was to create permissionless decentralized applications capable of supporting functions such as finance, social media, ride-sharing, organizational governance, and crowdfunding, potentially establishing a completely alternative network built on a unified set of technologies. Over the past five years, this core vision has occasionally become unclear, with various 'meta-narratives' and 'themes' taking precedence. However, the core vision has never disappeared. In fact, the foundational technology supporting this vision is becoming increasingly robust. Buterin noted that in 2014, decentralized applications were merely experimental and were significantly more challenging to use during the Web 2.0 era compared to now. By 2026, tools like Fileverse have become sufficiently user-friendly, allowing him to frequently use them for document creation and collaboration. A decentralized renaissance is on the horizon, and individuals have the opportunity to be part of this transformation.