A letter from V God to Satoshi Nakamoto Dear Mr. Satoshi Nakamoto At this moment, sitting by the window in Zug, Switzerland, looking out at the streets that have just cleared after the snow, I suddenly want to have a conversation with you, this pioneer whom I have never met before. Ethereum is experiencing its most intense clash of values in the past decade, and as its founder, I feel like I am standing at the center of a storm, witnessing the struggle between idealism and utilitarianism. The tearing of the community pains me deeply When I witnessed members of the foundation receiving death threats in January, I suddenly understood your wisdom in choosing to retire. The developers who once shouted 'code is law' are now arguing endlessly for short-term benefits; The partners who once co built the ecosystem now see the prosperity of Layer 2 as a threat to the mainnet. What's even more ironic is that when I criticize certain DeFi protocols for becoming "Ponzi casinos," I am accused of "betraying the original intention" - but isn't the true original intention to build a world computer that carries a new paradigm of human collaboration? Perseverance in Technical Difficulties Your ingenious use of the UTXO model to solve the twin flower problem has always guided my thinking. Now we are seeking a balance between ZK Rollup and OP Rollup, doubling Blob capacity through Pectra upgrades, and every step is like building a bridge on the edge of a cliff. Recently, some people have questioned the foundation's sale of ETH, but have they seen us investing the proceeds into DankHardening research and development? When the Verkle tree compresses node requirements to below 100GB and cross chain bridging latency drops from hours to seconds, I believe these silent engineering breakthroughs will eventually speak. The deeper concern lies in culture The Bitcoin community maintains an awe inspiring discipline, while Ethereum gets lost in the frenzy of financial LEGO. Some venture capitalists advocate that "KOL casino" is the best PMF, which has made me consider quitting several times. But we cannot forget that ERC-4337 account abstraction allows African farmers to use fingerprint wallets, and zero knowledge proofs are protecting journalist sources - these are what blockchain should be like. At this moment, rereading your vision from the 2008 white paper, I suddenly realize that we are standing at the same crossroads. You use cryptography to build the foundation of trust, and we are trying to expand the collaboration dimension with smart contracts. Perhaps as you said, the real revolution lies not in technical parameters, but in the consensus flowing among millions of nodes. Snow began to fall outside the window again, but the early cherry blossoms in Zug had already sprouted tender buds. I will continue to improve the finality mechanism of the beacon chain and promote EIP-7251 to enhance the efficiency of validators. Perhaps looking back in five years, the insults at this moment are just the pains before the ecological maturity. This letter Vitalik Buterin On the night of February 7th, 2025