Deep Tide TechFlow News, January 21, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin announced plans to fully return to decentralized social platforms by 2026. He stated that he has started using firefly.social, a multi-client tool that supports platforms such as X, Lens, Farcaster, and Bluesky.\n\nVitalik emphasized that true social innovation should not be limited to introducing speculative tokens but should focus on solving social problems itself. He criticized the practice of combining tokens with social platforms, believing that it often rewards existing social capital rather than content quality.\n\nHe expressed optimism about the future development of the Lens project and called for more people to participate in decentralized social platforms like Lens and Farcaster to explore new forms of interaction beyond traditional social media.
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Vitalik: Fully returning to decentralized social in 2026
Deep Tide TechFlow News, January 21, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin announced plans to fully return to decentralized social platforms by 2026. He stated that he has started using firefly.social, a multi-client tool that supports platforms such as X, Lens, Farcaster, and Bluesky.\n\nVitalik emphasized that true social innovation should not be limited to introducing speculative tokens but should focus on solving social problems itself. He criticized the practice of combining tokens with social platforms, believing that it often rewards existing social capital rather than content quality.\n\nHe expressed optimism about the future development of the Lens project and called for more people to participate in decentralized social platforms like Lens and Farcaster to explore new forms of interaction beyond traditional social media.