co-founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin, from his personal X (Twitter) account He emphasized that the Web3 vision has regained strength with his long post. Buterin stated that the goal of a decentralized internet, laid out in 2014, has become more applicable today than ever before and made a clear call to developers to “build”.
Vitalik Buterin: The Web3 Dream of 2014 Is Still Alive
In his post, Buterin stated that the vision put forward in 2014; He reminded that it aims to create finance, social media, governance, crowdfunding and even an alternative internet infrastructure with permission-free, decentralized applications. Stating that there are three main structures at the basis of this vision, Buterin stated that Ethereum takes on the role of the “world computer” providing a common memory to applications, and the messaging and storage layers complete this structure.
Accepting that different narratives have come to the fore over time, Buterin emphasized that, despite this, the core Web3 idea has never disappeared and has reached a much stronger point technically today.
Ethereum is Cheaper, More Scalable
According to Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum’s transition to the Proof of Stake system has significantly increased both the scalability and cost advantage of the network. Stating that the “sharding” goal, which has been talked about for a long time, has actually been realized, especially thanks to ZK-EVM technologies and PeerDAS, Buterin stated that layer-2 (L2) solutions also offer additional gains in speed and efficiency.
On the messaging side, Buterin said that Waku, which replaced Whisper, is actively used in many decentralized applications today, and pointed out that the quality of decentralized communication has made great progress in general.
Fileverse Case: “Truly Owned” Apps
Making a special mention of Fileverse in his post, Buterin stated that this platform offers a good example of how decentralized applications should be built. Fileverse uses Ethereum and Gnosis Chain for identity, authorization and document registration; He stated that it provides document sharing with decentralized messaging and file storage.
One of the most striking points was Buterin’s emphasis on the “walkaway test”. Accordingly, the fact that users can continue to access their documents and work with the open source interface even if the platform disappears shows that decentralization has truly come to life.
“Decentralized Renaissance” Is Approaching
At the end of his post, Vitalik Buterin stated that in 2014, decentralized applications were only at the “toy” level, but today they are mature enough for daily use. Pointing out that the Web3 infrastructure is now ready by 2026, Buterin gave the following message to developers and users: “The decentralized renaissance is coming and you can be a part of it.”
