A Roadmap for Builders

[johnblockbuster]

To move toward a sovereign web, Buterin outlined concrete goals for developers:

Build privacy-preserving, local-first apps that reduce dependence on centralized intermediaries

Create financial tools for sustainable wealth, not high-leverage speculation or gambling-style behavior

Support open AI systems that enhance human capability instead of encouraging passivity

Buterin closed by acknowledging that Bitcoin maximalists were early to emphasize sovereignty — not just financially, but culturally — and warned that without intentional design, the internet will continue drifting toward homogenized, corporate-controlled experiences.

[mendez]

funny how btc maxis were screaming about sovereignty for years and now everyone’s slowly catching up