The CEO of a compliance platform's support for Ethereum has sparked controversy in the Bitcoin community: a philosophical battle between two major camps.

Source: TokenPost Original Title: Coinbase CEO “Ethereum has changed the flow of cryptocurrency”… BTC camp backlash Original Link: https://www.tokenpost.kr/news/cryptocurrency/308952 The highest operator of a compliant platform, Brian Armstrong, publicly praised Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, sparking strong opposition from Bitcoin maximalists. This controversy once again brought to the forefront the long-standing philosophical divide between the two camps.

Armstrong recently stated on social media, “Today marks the 12th anniversary of the Ethereum white paper,” and commented that “Ethereum has changed the direction of cryptocurrency development by introducing more development tools and Turing-complete languages.” He expressed his respect and congratulations to Buterin and the entire Ethereum community.

However, this statement was immediately refuted by Bitcoin supporters. Some users accused it of being “Ethereum is just a centralized pseudo-currency” and claimed that “centralization will ultimately lead to corruption, greed, and inflation.”

These responses once again expose the philosophical opposition between the Ethereum and Bitcoin camps over the years. In particular, the fundamental viewpoint difference of “centralization vs. decentralization” continues to spark controversy during the expansion of the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

The connection between the two has also drawn attention. Armstrong and Buterin first met at the Bitcoin conference held in San Jose in 2013. At that time, Buterin was a contributor to “Bitcoin Magazine,” while Armstrong had just founded the compliance platform. Armstrong was impressed by Buterin's articles and invited him to work at the San Francisco headquarters, but due to Buterin's U.S. work visa issues, the plan ultimately did not materialize. It was this turning point that prompted Buterin to return to Canada and create the Ethereum white paper.

The differences in the routes of the two parties were also reflected in later strategies. The compliance platform initially focused on Bitcoin trading, but in 2016 it launched Ethereum, shifting towards a practice of accepting different technological routes. This choice sparked controversy among Bitcoin central supporters and faced a lot of criticism at the time.

Today, Ethereum has become the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization and is at the core of smart contracts and decentralized finance ecosystems. In contrast, some Bitcoin supporters still insist that maintaining Bitcoin's “immutability and decentralization” identity is more important.

Armstrong's remarks are not just simple praise, but can also be understood as a signal that the compliant platform will continue to maintain balance across multiple blockchains in the future. The importance of diversification and flexibility in the technical roadmap may become increasingly prominent in the future cryptocurrency market.