Fans buy tickets just to hear Vitalik Buterin sing out his plan for crypto over the next deca

During his grand appearance at the TOKEN2049 conference yesterday, Ethereum Co-founder Vitalik Buterin was entertaining the crowd by singing some of the cringiest anthems of past crypto projects. He did this in celebration of Ethereum's progress thus far and its potential to achieve mainstream adoption in the coming decade.

The video of Vitalik singing was immediately uploaded on the X. Even Justin Sun, CEO of Tron, commented on the performance of his rival, praising Vitalik for his courage.

Vitalik: Crypto has passed its nascent stage

During his keynote at the conference, Vitalik was notably optimistic, emphasizing that cryptocurrency has reached a usable stage. He likened crypto's evolution to that of the internet, suggesting that the foundational infrastructure is already in place. Now, we are entering a pivotal phase where technology is driving the next step toward mass adoption.

Even with ongoing challenges such as market volatility and regulatory obstacles, Buterin remains confident in the future of cryptocurrency. He urges a renewed outlook on the industry, pointing out that while crypto has moved beyond its initial stages, it now stands at a critical juncture, ready for significant transformation.

Balance between industry needs and decentralisation

Looking forward, Buterin pointed out the most challenging part would be to balance the needs of the industry and holding up the ethos decentralisation.

Buterin expressed:

"We need to satisfy the needs of mainstream adoption, and we need to hold on to open source and decentralization values, at the same time."

Buterin ended his speech by passing on this heavy burden to industry participants to strive for practical solutions that facilitates the next wave of mass adoption without sacrificing the industry's inherent decentralisation.