{"id":25387,"date":"2025-05-06T13:16:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T13:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=25387"},"modified":"2025-05-06T13:16:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T13:16:58","slug":"vitalik-buterin-wants-ethereum-to-be-as-simple-as-bitcoin-in-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=25387","title":{"rendered":"Vitalik Buterin Wants Ethereum To Be As Simple As Bitcoin In Five Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ethereum Co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, has called for a reset as he introduced a new proposal outlining how in five years from now, \u201cEthereum can become close to as simple as Bitcoin.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Insisting on simplifying the protocol, Buterin\u2019s blog published on 3 May 2025 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/vitalik.eth.limo\/general\/2025\/05\/03\/simplel1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Simplifying the L1<\/a> said, \u201cOne of the best things about Bitcoin is how\u00a0<em>beautifully simple<\/em> the protocol is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeeping the protocol simple brings a number of benefits that are key to Bitcoin or Ethereum being a <a href=\"https:\/\/nakamoto.com\/credible-neutrality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">credibly neutral<\/a> and globally trusted base layer,\u201d the blog said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Ethereum co-founder, \u201cCaring about simplicity is, like decentralization, a short-term cost for the sake of benefits that do not appear immediately. But in the long term, it will be worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-234945\" src=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-06-122833.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-06-122833.png 898w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-06-122833-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-06-122833-768x699.png 768w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-06-122833-50x45.png 50w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-06-122833-220x200.png 220w, https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-06-122833-330x300.png 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\"><\/p>\n<p><b>DISCOVER:\u00a0<\/b><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/high-risk-high-reward-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>9+ Best High-Risk, High-Reward Crypto to Buy in May 2025<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ethereum Set Itself Apart From Bitcoin By Prioritizing Programmability, Flexibility, Rapid Evolution<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Caring about simplicity is, like decentralization, a short-term cost for the sake of benefits that do not appear immediately. But in the long term, it will be worth it.  Let&#8217;s make each part of the ethereum spec a place where things like this can happen:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1yIiWfAbH8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/1yIiWfAbH8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VitalikButerin\/status\/1918562039565566177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">May 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Buterin\u2019s message is clear- if Ethereum is to remain the backbone of decentralized finance and the next generation of internet applications, it must return to its roots and embrace radical simplicity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He warned that \u201cEthereum has lost sight of simplicity, attempting to do too much while piling on technical debt,\u201d he warns. Buterin thus advocated for a major reset. He pointed to Bitcoin\u2019s \u201cbeautifully simple protocol\u201d as a model, noting that even a smart high school student can understand Bitcoin\u2019s core mechanics, while Ethereum\u2019s complexity now requires deep expertise and specialized teams to manage and audit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The EVM, Ethereum\u2019s execution engine, has become bloated and difficult to optimize. Buterin proposes replacing it with RISC-V, a minimalist virtual machine already proven in zero-knowledge cryptography projects. \u201cI suggested we\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ethereum-magicians.org\/t\/long-term-l1-execution-layer-proposal-replace-the-evm-with-risc-v\/23617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">replace the EVM with either RISC-V<\/a>,\u00a0or another VM that is the VM that Ethereum ZK-provers will be written in,\u201d wrote Buterin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Buterin also called for merging redundant tools and adopting more efficient cryptographic methods, such as unified erasure coding and binary Merkle trees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">DISCOVER:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"general-link\" href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/cryptocurrency\/next-crypto-to-explode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">20+ Next Crypto to Explode in 2025<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<div class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways\">\n<h3 class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__title\">Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<ul class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list\">\n        <\/ul>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         <\/li>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Buterin\u2019s proposal is not a call for a reckless rewrite, but a phased, multi-year strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/p>\n<li class=\"nnbtc-key-takeaways__list-item\">\n         <\/li>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The proposed reset is not just about technical architecture-it\u2019s about preserving the values that made Ethereum a global force: openness, decentralization, and credible neutrality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">    <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/news\/vitalik-buterin-wants-ethereum-to-be-as-simple-as-bitcoin-in-five-years\/\">Vitalik Buterin Wants Ethereum To Be As Simple As Bitcoin In Five Years<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/99bitcoins.com\/\">99Bitcoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethereum Co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, has called for a reset as he introduced a new proposal outlining how in five years from now, \u201cEthereum can become close to as simple as Bitcoin.\u201d Insisting on simplifying the protocol, Buterin\u2019s blog published on 3 May 2025 \u2013 Simplifying the L1 said, \u201cOne of the best things about Bitcoin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-25387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25387\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}