Vitalik Buterin on User Freedom and Privacy in Blockchain
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Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, emphasized the priority of user freedom and privacy in future blockchain innovations during his keynote at EthCC 2025 in Paris.
This focus on privacy technology can shift investment and development towards projects incorporating zero-knowledge proofs.
Buterin's keynote highlighted the need for developers to avoid creating centralized systems, contrasting with decentralized aspirations. He cited ZK-SNARKs and Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) as pivotal tools for achieving user privacy.
"Developers must prioritize user freedom in the development of blockchain technology, and avoid replicating the centralized and censored environment of Web2..." — Vitalik Buterin, Co-founder, Ethereum, source
At EthCC 2025, Buterin's remarks could increase funding for privacy initiatives within Ethereum's ecosystem. Developers supporting cypherpunk values were particularly interested in the keynote's implications for decentralization
