Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum Advanced in 2025, Prioritizing Decentralization in 2026

Vitalik Buterin used a New Year message on X to urge the Ethereum community to resist centralization and prioritize usability. He highlighted 2025 gains, citing higher gas limits, more blobs, stronger node software, and zkEVM performance milestones. For 2026, he said the focus must be real decentralization across the base chain and applications.