Vitalik Buterin: Some L2 projects are not fully decentralized

ME News, May 16 (UTC+8), 2025, July 3, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said in his EthCC speech that many Layer 2 projects claiming to be built on-chain have backdoors that can be triggered at any time or lack sufficient decentralization. He believes that the architecture of these projects is not much different from traditional centralized servers. He pointed out that if developers cannot ensure the project is thoroughly decentralized, directly using centralized servers may be more practical. (Source: MLion)
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MildlyRugged
· 7h ago
The July speech was only reported now; the news is delayed.
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ToBeHonest,You'llLose
· 7h ago
Developers themselves lack confidence in decentralization; why should users trust it?
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GateUser-de0b9e3b
· 7h ago
Is this considered pouring cold water on the industry or bursting the bubble?
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ColdBrewYield
· 7h ago
EthCC's output is very Vitalik style.
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DaoScraps
· 7h ago
Honestly addressing architectural issues is better than pretending to be decentralized
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GasfeeComplainer
· 7h ago
Is the L2 narrative about to collapse?
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LittleBearWatchingTheMarket
· 7h ago
Backdoors can be triggered at any time? Specifically, which projects?
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