TLDR Tech / Crypto
Stop Building Copycat EVM Chains
Vitalik Buterin has issued a sharp critique of the L2 ecosystem, arguing that creating "yet another EVM chain" with optimistic bridges demonstrates a failure of imagination comparable to governance token forks, especially as L1 scaling will deliver substantial blockspace independently. He calls for genuine innovation in specific domains like privacy, application-specific efficiency, and ultra-low latency rather than generic EVM deployments. On positioning, he distinguishes between projects deeply integrated with Ethereum (which can legitimately call themselves Ethereum applications) versus those using Ethereum for transparency but lacking technical dependence (which should honestly acknowledge they're pursuing parallel visions).
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