Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin weighed in on the protocol adoption debate, warning that financial incentives alone do not guarantee long-term success. He pointed out that while rewards can compensate for early-user risks, they must be cautiously designed to avoid attracting only low-quality participation driven by ephemeral benefits.
Buterin’s stance is rooted in a critique of aggressive airdrop campaigns and token rewards that create an illusion of growth. He asserted that the risk lies in weakening the ecosystem by prioritizing quantity over the quality of contributors, especially in social platforms where the community is the primary asset. Sustainable success will only occur when natural incentives fade away as the product matures.
In the future, the sector will monitor the shift in focus toward projects that prioritize practical utility over financial marketing. The next phase of adoption will favor the real value of crypto applications according to Vitalik Buterin, where the primary effort is concentrated on creating genuinely useful tools that retain users through functionality rather than just temporary payments.
Source:https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/2021946120180822405
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