Vitalik Buterin Outlines Major Upgrades for Nodes, dApps, and Privacy in 2026
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Ethereum has not “lost”, but it has sometimes compromised. That is the quite direct message that Vitalik Buterin put back on the table on Friday 16 January 2026. He promises a year of reconquest: easier to verify the network yourself, easier to use dApps without trusting intermediaries, and easier to take back control of your data.


In brief
- Vitalik Buterin states that 2026 will be the year when Ethereum fixes its compromises and returns to more…




