Decentralized Identity in 2025 and the Next Phase of Privacy

For years, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has advocated for privacy in the crypto space. Buterin argues that onboarding users alone is not enough, cautioning that widespread use of “walled gardens” would undermine the core purpose of decentralized systems.

“The goal is not to onboard people to Ethereum. The goal is to onboard people to openness and self-sovereignty,” he recently wrote on a X post.

Buterin is one of crypto’s most prominent advocates for privacy as an industry’s core value, emphasizing…