Vitalik Buterin defends pivot to decentralized tools, calls 2026 a turning point

In a brief post on X late Thursday, Vitalik Buterin defended his move toward decentralized and privacy‑focused tools, saying 2026 should mark a turning point for digital autonomy. He detailed shifts to Fileverse, Signal, Simplex, Session, ProtonMail, and OpenStreetMap/OrganicMaps, after criticism from some Ethereum investors and developers who warned the changes could limit reach.