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Vitalik Buterin posted on the X platform, stating that there is a significant risk associated with a single data source in light of the recent incident where weather sensors at Paris airport were interfered with, affecting the outcomes of prediction markets.He pointed out that for such data-driven prediction markets, at least the median of three independent data sources should be used as a reference to reduce the possibility of manipulation.

Vitalik Buterin stated at the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival that Ethereum's ultimate goal is to build a digital infrastructure where users do not need to trust any intermediaries, featuring "self-sovereignty," supporting various decentralized applications from finance, social interactions to identity verification, which will serve as trust anchors for off-chain applications (such as privacy voting, prediction markets, decentralized social).

ChainCatcher reports live from the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival, where Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin delivered a keynote speech. He defined Ethereum by two core functions: first, as a public bulletin board for applications to publish messages and data; second, as shared digital objects controlled by code, encompassing assets, NFTs, ENS, and DAOs. He emphasized that Ethereum's goal is not to compete with high-frequency trading platforms on speed, but to become the most secure, decentralized, and always-online trusted chain.Regarding the short-term roadmap, he introduced the account abstraction proposal EIP-8141, which natively supports smart contract wallets, quantum-resistant signature algorithms, and privacy protocols; in terms of quantum resistance, there are currently two signature schemes based on hash and lattice, and the team is significantly enhancing their efficiency through EVM vectorization.He revealed that ZKVM is fast enough to prove real-time EVM execution, with this year's goal being to ensure its security, planning to start deployment from a small proportion of the network, aiming to become the primary method of validation by 2028, allowing Ethereum to scale significantly without sacrificing decentralization. In terms of long-term vision, Ethereum is actively utilizing AI to generate mathematical proofs to formalize software security verification, pursuing complete quantum safety and maximum simplicity to ensure platform security does not rely on the continuous existence of any single team.

According to Vitalik Buterin (@Vitalik Buterin), the DNS registrar of eth.limo was attacked, and users are advised not to visit vitalik.eth.limo or other eth.limo related pages temporarily, until the official confirmation of normal recovery.

Vitalik Buterin shared a post outlining his localization and privatization LLM deployment plan as of April 2026. The core goal is to prioritize privacy, security, and autonomy, minimizing the opportunities for remote models and external services to access personal data. This is achieved through local inference, local file storage, and sandbox isolation to reduce the risks of data leakage, model jailbreaks, and malicious content exploitation.In terms of hardware, he tested solutions including a laptop equipped with an NVIDIA 5090 GPU, an AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 128 GB unified memory device, and DGX Spark, using the Qwen3.5 35B and 122B models for local inference.Among these, the 5090 laptop achieved approximately 90 tokens/s with the 35B model, the AMD solution around 51 tokens/s, and DGX Spark about 60 tokens/s. Vitalik indicated that he prefers to build a local AI environment based on high-performance laptops while using tools like llama-server, llama-swap, and NixOS to establish the overall workflow.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Vitalik has once again started selling the gifted emoji tokens at a price of 14.5 ETH (worth $30,000). He also sent 70,000 USDC and 44 ETH to Railgun for private fund transfers.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, Vitalik spent 197,944 USDC in the past 6 hours to purchase 157,869 ZCHF, at an average price of about 1.25 dollars.

Ethereum developers decided during a virtual meeting on Thursday not to include "frame transactions" as a key proposal for the Hegota upgrade expected to be launched in the second half of 2026, despite Vitalik Buterin's public support. Client developers believe the proposal is too complex and are concerned it may delay the upgrade process.Frame transactions aim to introduce native account abstraction and quantum resistance to Ethereum, providing users with a login experience similar to traditional networks and supporting fee-less transactions. Supporters warn that if it is not prioritized, native account abstraction may be difficult to achieve in the long term. The first confirmed key proposal for Hegota is FOCIL, which aims to enhance the network's censorship resistance. Frame transactions were ultimately marked as "consider for inclusion" and will continue to be reviewed as a non-key proposal in subsequent meetings.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin praised Alibaba's Qwen 35B parameter model's problem-solving ability in a social media post. This artificial intelligence model successfully solved a complex mathematical problem, consuming about 15,000 tokens during the reasoning process, and completed the calculation in just 3 minutes on a local device.Vitalik Buterin pointed out that the problem demonstrated the technique of embedding modular arithmetic into continuous function expressions using trigonometric functions, showcasing the Qwen model's capabilities in mathematical reasoning.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published an article introducing a new Ethereum fast confirmation rule mechanism. This mechanism allows users to receive a hard guarantee that Ethereum transactions will not be reverted (Non-revert) after just one Slot (12 seconds). Vitalik pointed out that the security of this rule is based on two premises: first, that the vast majority of validators are honest nodes, and second, that network latency is below approximately 3 seconds. Although its security is slightly lower than economic finality, it already possesses strong reliability for many application scenarios.

Vitalik posted on the X platform, stating that we should maintain an open attitude towards the current separation of the Ethereum beacon chain and execution clients, believing that the complexity of running two daemons and having them communicate with each other is significantly higher than running a single daemon.Vitalik pointed out that Ethereum's goal is to allow users to use the network in a self-hosted manner and have a good user experience, which in many cases means needing to run their own nodes. However, the current way of running nodes adds unnecessary complexity. He suggested that in the short term, a more standardized foundational packaging solution could allow users to install Docker images of different clients and achieve more convenient communication. At the same time, as the LeanEthereum consensus scheme matures, the overall architectural design should also be reconsidered in the future.

Vitalik Buterin posted on the X platform to interpret the Ethereum Foundation's new mission statement, "EF Mandate." He expressed that he will double down on Ethereum and is full of expectations for its future development.Vitalik Buterin pointed out that Ethereum has a unique role in the global digital ecosystem, with its mission being to become a "sanctuary technology" to maintain technological self-sovereignty and promote collaboration in a non-coercive, non-dominant environment. The core goal of Ethereum is to ensure that no individual, organization, or ideology can achieve absolute control in cyberspace and to provide users with an "exit mechanism." The Ethereum Foundation, as the "guardian" of the network, will continue to focus on advancing the CROPS principles, which include censorship resistance and anti-capture, open source, privacy, and security. It will prioritize decentralization, verifiability, network activity, and security at the protocol level while promoting capability upgrades such as account abstraction to reduce reliance on intermediaries.At the application layer, the Ethereum Foundation will strive to create a "zero option" user experience that balances security, privacy, and user autonomy, complementing broader ecosystem projects to jointly promote the development of the Ethereum ecosystem.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin posted on the X platform, proposing a tool to enhance personal security and provide low-cost protection for civil liberties, which is that everyone should have an easy and "deniable" way to report emergencies.For example, by pre-setting a few secret words, when a watch, phone, or home device hears these words, it automatically dials 911 silently and transmits the location to the police in real-time. This is particularly effective for cryptocurrency holders who are concerned about being kidnapped or robbed.Vitalik stated that if the environment can ensure that there is at least a 20% chance the police will arrive immediately when a robbery occurs, and the robber cannot detect whether the alarm has been triggered, then such crimes will become unfeasible due to the high risk involved. Since this feature requires the victim to take action for it to operate, the risk of it being misused by the government for mass surveillance is relatively low.

Vitalik Buterin posted on the X platform that he received a large amount of tokens such as SHIB, donating half to CryptoRelief and the other half to FLI at the peak of the price. He originally thought FLI could cash out a maximum of $10 million to $25 million, but FLI ultimately cashed out about $500 million.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin posted on the X platform that the fundamental value of Ethereum is not its smart contracts or payment functions, but rather as a publicly writable and readable "bulletin board" that provides data availability support for cryptographic protocols.He pointed out that many cryptographic protocols—including secure online voting, software version control, certificate revocation, and more—require a public data space, and the upgraded PeerDAS mechanism in Ethereum can increase data availability by 2.3 times, with the potential for further increases of 10 to 100 times.Buterin also emphasized the role of ETH in payments, resistance to Sybil attacks, and security deposits for smart contracts, making it a core component of a decentralized, private, and secure open-source tech stack.He believes that Ethereum can be seen as a "global shared memory," and improvements in low fees and scalability will further drive its application in various scenarios, including DeFi and more potential use cases.

Vitalik Buterin recently provided feedback on the summary report of the GG23 "Predictive Funding Challenge" at the Gitcoin governance forum. He suggested that the project lead @devanshmehta continue to refine this mechanism, but it is essential to ensure that the design details and funding sources can adapt to the needs of the "tumultuous times" described.Vitalik pointed out that Deep Funding currently has two significant advantages: first, it aligns with the principle of "elite management," avoiding foolish excessive egalitarianism; second, it benefits from AI in a way that is compatible with human subjectivity.However, he believes that the current framework still carries a flavor of the "stable era," attempting to construct a large social tool crystallizing principles of justice and hoping for societal consensus to inject funding. He emphasized that, in the current tumultuous global situation, funding mechanisms need to consider how to operate effectively in an environment lacking such consensus.