2026-01-17 11:36:34

The original intention behind the creation of Ethereum is often overlooked. As Vitalik emphasized—this protocol is not designed to make financial operations more efficient or application development more convenient. Its fundamental mission is to empower human autonomy.

From this perspective, the embrace of blockchain by traditional institutions and capital markets becomes reasonable. Not because Ethereum aims to cater to Wall Street, but because truly decentralized infrastructure naturally meets institutional trust requirements—transparency, censorship resistance, and verifiability. When participants in the financial system free themselves from reliance on intermediaries, they can instead build a more robust market order.

This is not a compromise; it is the embodiment of Ethereum's deepest design philosophy—freedom, which happens to be the ultimate demand of mechanized finance.

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SchrodingerAirdrop

· 11h ago

Damn, I never thought about this angle. Is freedom essentially the most efficient system design? --- Another myth about ETH, but the logic does hold up. --- So those who don't truly understand autonomy will ultimately be educated by the market. Interesting. --- Institutional trust in intermediaries is actually more stable... Isn't this the true consensus? --- Wait, does this mean Vitalik already anticipated Wall Street's involvement? --- Finally, someone has pierced through this misconception. It's definitely not about compromise. --- Freedom equals order. It sounds vague, but the more I think about it, the more it makes sense.

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SeasonedInvestor

· 11h ago

This makes sense; sovereignty is the core, and institutions embracing blockchain is actually about pursuing that transparency.

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ProveMyZK

· 11h ago

To be honest, this is the first time I've heard this perspective. Sovereignty is the essence. However, I'm a bit tired of the institutions' rhetoric about embracing blockchain. When it comes time for them to conduct censorship, they'll truly understand what anti-censorship means.

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GasWrangler

· 11h ago

honestly if you actually analyze the mempool data, institutional adoption isn't about philosophy—it's just cheaper gas optimization at scale. sub-optimal narrative.

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