Vitalik Buterin Discusses Google Sign-In And Dueling On Social Media

According to Cointelegraph, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently sparked discussions on social media with his views on Google’s automatic sign-in feature and the concept of dueling to the death. Buterin, who frequently uses the Farcaster platform to engage with users on various topics, hosted an impromptu AMA (ask me anything) in mid-August. During this session, the topic of third-party authentication services, such as Google Sign-in, was raised. Buterin expressed concerns about the normalization of using such services in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries, stating, “I think that’s really bad.” However, he also suggested that sign-in services could act as bridges to secure systems through account abstraction. On September 4, Buterin responded to skepticism about his Google-to-crypto bridge concept, acknowledging its disadvantages but maintaining that it could still be beneficial for adoption. In addition to his thoughts on Google Sign-in, Buterin has also been active on social media discussing ways to tokenize cities to empower people over landowners. However, one of his more popular posts recently has been about the trending topic of dueling to the death. On the X social media app, a user named @thinkingwest posted a thread about the history of duels, particularly focusing on dueling with pistols. Buterin commented on the discussion on Farcaster, suggesting that prediction markets could offer a more peaceful way to back words with genuine risk. Meanwhile, on X, the platform’s owner responded enthusiastically to the dueling discussion, mentioning his collection of dueling pistols.