Buterin Backs the Future of Private Messaging.
By Maxime Laurent · 2025-11-27 09:28
Buterin Backs the Future of Private Messaging.
$ETH donations fuel Session and SimpleX as privacy takes center stage.
Vitalik just threw his weight — and 128 $ETH to each project — behind Session and SimpleX, two messengers pushing for real digital privacy. And honestly, ça fait plaisir to see someone with influence put money exactly where his mouth is.
He highlighted two pillars for the future of private communication:
• No phone numbers, no documents, no permissioned onboarding.
• Protecting metadata, not just encrypting messages.
That second point is huge. Most apps brag about end-to-end encryption, but your metadata — who you talk to, when, how often — still leaks everywhere like water from an old Mediterranean pipe.
Session and SimpleX have been grinding on this harder than anyone, and Vitalik’s support is basically a signal flare: privacy isn’t a luxury feature; it’s a foundation. Walking along the port this morning, I caught myself smiling — feels like the crypto world is finally circling back to its roots: sovereignty, freedom, and communication that can’t be spied on.
Let’s hope more devs follow his call.
#ETH #ethereum #privacy #web3 #session #simplex #security
$ETH donations fuel Session and SimpleX as privacy takes center stage.
Vitalik just threw his weight — and 128 $ETH to each project — behind Session and SimpleX, two messengers pushing for real digital privacy. And honestly, ça fait plaisir to see someone with influence put money exactly where his mouth is.
He highlighted two pillars for the future of private communication:
• No phone numbers, no documents, no permissioned onboarding.
• Protecting metadata, not just encrypting messages.
That second point is huge. Most apps brag about end-to-end encryption, but your metadata — who you talk to, when, how often — still leaks everywhere like water from an old Mediterranean pipe.
Session and SimpleX have been grinding on this harder than anyone, and Vitalik’s support is basically a signal flare: privacy isn’t a luxury feature; it’s a foundation. Walking along the port this morning, I caught myself smiling — feels like the crypto world is finally circling back to its roots: sovereignty, freedom, and communication that can’t be spied on.
Let’s hope more devs follow his call.
#ETH #ethereum #privacy #web3 #session #simplex #security
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