{"id":93976,"date":"2026-02-05T15:25:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=93976"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:30:22","slug":"vitalik-buterin-criticizes-the-creation-of-yet-another-copy-of-evm-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/vitalik-buterin-criticizes-the-creation-of-yet-another-copy-of-evm-networks\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitalik Buterin Criticizes the Creation of &#8216;Yet Another Copy&#8217; of EVM Networks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The industry does not need new L1 blockchains or networks that replicate <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-the-ethereum-virtual-machine-evm\">EVM<\/a>. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/farcaster.xyz\/vitalik.eth\/0x7e15c891\">Ethereum&#8217;s founder<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/who-is-vitalik-buterin\">Vitalik Buterin<\/a>, this approach has &#8220;led developers into a dead end, stifling imagination.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the first layer of the ecosystem is scaling successfully, making the creation of another network with an &#8220;optimistic&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-cross-chain-bridges\">bridge<\/a> and a week-long withdrawal delay pointless.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of cloning infrastructure, the programmer urged the development of fundamentally new solutions. Among the priority areas, Buterin highlighted:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>privacy;<\/li>\n<li>optimization for specific applications;<\/li>\n<li>ultra-low transaction latency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Separately, the Ethereum founder mentioned &#8220;institutional <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-layer%e2%80%912-solution-in-blockchain\">L2<\/a>.&#8221; This refers to state registries, social networks, or games using cryptographic proofs. Even if such systems remain centralized, they provide algorithmic transparency, which is critically important for trust.<\/p>\n<p>Buterin also criticized projects that mimic a connection to Ethereum for the sake of a &#8220;green checkmark&#8221; on analytical platforms. Positioning should match technical reality.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ether Sale<\/h2>\n<p>Over three days, Buterin sold about 2,961 ETH for a total of $6.6 million.<\/p>\n<p>According to Lookonchain, the average execution price of the transactions was $2,228.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">vitalik.eth(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VitalikButerin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VitalikButerin<\/a>) is dumping <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$ETH<\/a> fast!<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 3 days, Vitalik has sold 2,961.5 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24ETH&#038;src=ctag&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$ETH<\/a>($6.6M) at an average price of $2,228 \u2014 and the selling is still ongoing.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q9G1lEsdiP\">https:\/\/t.co\/Q9G1lEsdiP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C1vBn5UimJ\">pic.twitter.com\/C1vBn5UimJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lookonchain (@lookonchain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lookonchain\/status\/2019281955255353650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/intel.arkm.com\/explorer\/address\/0xfEB016D0D14AC0Fa6d69199608B0776d007203B2\">Arkham<\/a>, the transactions were conducted through CoW Protocol. Buterin opted not to make a single large transaction, instead dividing the volume into numerous small swaps.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Back in February, Buterin <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/vitalik-buterin-as-ethereum-scales-the-need-for-l2-diminishes\">stated<\/a> that the original concept of second-layer solutions had lost its relevance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>L2 developers <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/l2-developers-debate-with-buterin-on-ethereum-scaling\">responded<\/a> to this statement, agreeing on the need for evolution, but differing in opinions regarding the role of scaling.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The industry does not need new L1 blockchains or networks that replicate EVM. According to Ethereum&#8217;s founder Vitalik Buterin, this approach has &#8220;led developers into a dead end, stifling imagination.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":93977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Vitalik Buterin criticizes new EVM network copies, urging innovative solutions.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[46,1179,1138,200],"class_list":["post-93976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-ethereum","tag-layer-2-solutions","tag-opinions","tag-vitalik-buterin"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"138","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Vitalik Buterin criticizes new EVM network copies, urging innovative solutions.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93976"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93978,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93976\/revisions\/93978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}