2026 Self-Sovereignty and Trustlessness Recovery

Ethereum vows to 'take back lost ground' and refocus on core values in 2026 • Ethereum Foundation

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"Buterin pledges that 2026 will be the year Ethereum reverses the 'backsliding' of personal autonomy in crypto. He promises to make it easier to run full nodes, use dapps, improve privacy, and take control over personal data, declaring 'every compromise of values that Ethereum has made up to this point - we are making that compromise no longer.'"

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Jan 16, 2026

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Dec 31, 2026

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