Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has significantly changed his stance on cryptocurrency financial strategy. Until last year, he strongly criticized Bitcoin (BTC)-based corporate financial strategies, but in a recent interview, he gave a positive assessment of using Ethereum as a corporate financial asset. This change gained more attention through the observation of Pierre Rochard, known as a Bitcoin advocate.
Rochard mentioned the "stark attitude change" by comparing a post from last October where Buterin criticized Michael Saylor's Bitcoin adoption strategy, saying "This is not the crypto we aim for," with his recent interview where he evaluated corporate Ethereum holdings as a "good and valuable approach". Rochard interpreted this difference not as a simple opinion shift, but as an evolution of the cryptocurrency asset utilization philosophy.
In a conversation with Bankless, Buterin stated, "It is positive for companies to hold Ethereum as an asset, and providing more options itself is a good trend." While assessing that corporate ETH holdings can provide new liquidity and a distributed form of acceptance, he also warned that excessive concentration could lead to adverse effects. He said, "If someone wakes me up three years from now, what I would worry about is an overly leveraged ETH financial structure."
Although there were no mentions of Michael Saylor or Bitcoin companies in this interview, some community participants are interpreting his statement as an indirect counterattack to Saylor's claim that "all cryptocurrencies except Bitcoin should be considered securities". Rochard dismissed this interpretation as not properly understanding the context.
Buterin's change in stance is interpreted as a signal that reinforces the expansion of Ethereum's institutional adoption. In recent years, Ethereum has consistently attracted the interest of corporate and institutional investors by proving its technical superiority through DeFi, Non-Fungible Token, and L2 ecosystem expansion. Buterin's positive remarks may further accelerate this trend.
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