#USIranTensionsImpactMarkets Buterin: DeFi Alone Isn’t Enough

Vitalik Buterin argues that having “perfect DeFi” is not enough. In a world of surveillance, wars, and corporate pressure, Ethereum has not yet become a true tool for protecting people — unlike technologies such as Starlink or Signal.
He proposes a new focus: “refuge technologies” — digital spaces with no owner, where rules and agreements exist without anyone’s permission.
The goal isn’t to compete with Big Tech, but to build a full freedom ecosystem: wallets, AI interfaces, software, hardware, and even physical security — aimed at users far beyond the crypto bubble.
#Ethereum’s next challenge may not be better finance, but becoming real digital shelter.
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