Vitalik Buterin: The price of cryptocurrencies is the "ultimate double-edged sword" On December 5, 2025, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin @VitalikButerin discussed the spiritual ethos of the crypto space in an interview on the Green Pill podcast. He argued that from its inception, the crypto space established three core directions: first, censorship resistance, aimed at providing alternatives for those excluded by traditional systems; second, price appreciation potential, which he described as the "ultimate double-edged sword"—while it can fund many initiatives, it also continuously poses a risk of undermining the field’s core values; and third, institutional design, meaning that real alternatives must be genuinely created and the system’s sustainability must be clearly understood, to prevent it from ultimately reverting to old models. Source: Green Pill