Commentary》Vatalik is anxious! Milady's change of profile picture expresses disdain for Non-fungible Token and MEME, resulting in offending users and losing the market

To save Ethereum's decline, Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, announced a major reform of the Ethereum Foundation's leadership structure on the 18th. He also rarely followed the community's suggestion to purchase Milady 9286 and use it as the X account profile picture. His previous ideas seem to have been shaken. (Previous summary: Vitalik Buterin saves Ethereum: supports ETH from an 'asset perspective' and contacts funds, institutions, and countries!) (Background supplement: Vitalik Buterin urgently reorganizes the Ethereum Foundation! Aave suggested that members who didn't give their all should roll out?) To save Ethereum's decline, Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, announced on the 18th that he is undergoing a major reform of the Ethereum Foundation's leadership structure in order to strengthen the foundation's role in Ethereum's development. He also stated that he would support Ethereum-related companies in actively contacting funds, institutions, and countries to let them purchase ETH. It is worth noting that after Vitalik Buterin announced the important adjustment of the Ethereum Foundation, a community user tweeted a suggestion to support Milady, perhaps to eliminate the curse on ETH and save Ethereum. Surprisingly, Vitalik Buterin followed suit and said he has purchased Milady 9286 and used it as the X account profile picture. He even pleaded, 'I'm done, can we remove the curse? Please.' - vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) January 18, 2025 Is Vitalik Buterin getting anxious? Amidst the concerns of the Ethereum community, Vitalik Buterin rarely followed the community's suggestion and purchased Milady to use as the X account profile picture. It is evident that 'Vitalik Buterin seems to be really anxious.' In the past, he repeatedly emphasized that 'ETH price is not important,' but now he is being undermined by Trump. The new president of the United States would rather launch coins on Solana than choose Ethereum, which has put Vitalik Buterin under unprecedented market and political pressure. Previously, it was reported that the USDC, SOL, and XRP were possibly on the cryptocurrency strategic reserve list planned by the Trump administration, but there was no position for ETH. This became a hot topic of discussion in the community. Now that Trump has chosen to launch a coin on Solana, it further worsens the community's concerns. There are concerns that Ethereum's development power may 'hemorrhage' under the condition of not being recognized as the 'American chain.' This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Ethereum, which has long held a leading position in the public chain. In the past, when dealing with meme coins, Vitalik Buterin often donated the proceeds and kept a distance from the high-risk speculative culture. In contrast, Solana embraces the meme coin culture and stands out with its high-speed transactions and low fees. Now, with Trump's endorsement, it quickly forms the momentum of the 'meme coin headquarters.' For Ethereum, the high transaction fees have long been criticized, and now they are losing both political and market favorable information, and the situation is worsening. On the other hand, Vitalik Buterin has always been reserved about non-fungible tokens. He used to believe that if cryptocurrencies were only marked as a bunch of people trading digital monkeys and celebrity pictures, it would be a disappointing result. But now, facing the severe challenges of the overall Ethereum ecosystem, he finally chose to accept the community's suggestion and purchased the Milady non-fungible token, humorously asking for help in 'quickly removing the curse.' In response, the pepe boost trading bot project sighed that when non-fungible tokens were hot, V God looked down on non-fungible tokens. When memes were hot, V God looked down on memes. Now, when non-fungible tokens are over, memes go to SOL. V God has lost touch. Let's hope he can return to the main theme of encryption and lead the encryption industry to explore more, rather than floating in the air. This move shows that Vitalik Buterin's ideological path has been shaken. He has always emphasized that decentralization comes first, followed by technological progress, and that price is not important. But now he is making major reforms to the Ethereum Foundation and expressing his willingness to negotiate the asset positioning of ETH with institutions and countries. From this, it can be seen that Vitalik Buterin is also human and can only comply with the crowd's voices (I don't know if it's too late?). He cannot solely pursue a technological and idealistic path but must honestly consider market momentum and political factors. Related reports: Where is the next breakout point for Ethereum? Analyzing the roadmap, DevCon, and Pectra upgrades. Bhutan's administrative special zone announces the inclusion of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and BNB in strategic reserves, CZ praises: a wise move. Ethereum has five major upgrades in 2025: where are the optimizations? Vitalik is in a hurry! Changing the Milady profile picture shows disdain for non-fungible tokens and memes, resulting in offending users and losing the market. This article was originally published on BlockTempo, the most influential blockchain news media in the BlockTempo Dynamic Zone.