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February 5, 2026 at 14:40 •
Analysis
What to Know: Vitalik Buterin warns that ‘copy-paste’ EVM chains are reaching a dead end, urging developers to build genuine technical innovations. The market is rotating focus toward projects solving existential threats like ‘harvest now, decrypt later’ rather than just transaction speed. BMIC utilizes post-quantum cryptography and ERC-4337 to eliminate public key exposure, aligning with the demand for ‘deep tech’ solutions. Smart money is hedging against future cryptographic obsolescence by targeting infrastructure that secures assets against quantum computing. The Ethereum ecosystem is saturated. Co-founder Vitalik Buterin isn’t mincing words about it anymore. In recent commentary on the trajectory of Layer 2 solutions and alt-L1s, he emphasized a critical pivot: ...
