Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin responded to a tweet from Gitcoin founder by stating, “Make communism great again.” This sensitive remark has sparked strong backlash from the community, which believes that Vitalik, as a public figure, should be more cautious in his statements rather than praising the extreme centralization of communism from the Soviet era for the sake of provocation. Solana founder Anatoly Yakovenko also mocked the situation, saying, “I just posted something dumb, and Vitalik immediately comes to overshadow me.”
(Background: Vitalik: I once considered giving up on Ethereum! Retail investors in the crypto space think of the ‘meme casino’ as the best; would that make me happy?)
(Additional context: Chinese KOL heavily bullish on Ethereum asks AI if there is still hope? Aixbt coldly replies: It’s dead! It will drop to $500.)
Recently, a significant new update emerged within the Ethereum ecosystem, as former researcher at Gitcoin and Arbitrum, Devansh Mehta, tweeted that he will officially join the Ethereum Foundation as the “AI and Public Goods Governance Lead.”
Vitalik joked: Make communism great again.
Due to Devansh Mehta’s previous work at Gitcoin, a Web3 donation platform pursuing the idea of “public goods,” Moloch Ventures founder Ameen Soleimani retweeted in a teasing manner:
“Please, please, please, don’t turn into another Gitcoin communist.”
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In response, Gitcoin co-founder Kevin Owocki humorously quoted a previous article title by Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin in the comments section and included a meme of “Communist Bugs Bunny”:
“Degen communism is the only correct political ideology.”
To complement the meme’s effect, Vitalik even jokingly replied:
“Make communism great again.”
— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) February 12, 2025
The community fiercely criticized Vitalik’s behavior as being akin to that of a lunatic. However, Vitalik’s “Make communism great again” remark triggered intense backlash within the community. Many users believe that as a public figure, Vitalik should exercise more caution in his statements instead of praising the extreme centralization of communism from the Soviet era for the sake of provocation. Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko also referenced Vitalik’s remarks in a mocking tone:
“Sheesh, this competition is getting ridiculous. As soon as I post something dumb, Vitalik just goes ahead and outdoes me.”
— toly (@aeyakovenko) February 13, 2025
Independent researcher Jason Chen also criticized, stating that Vitalik is once again jumping out to shout slogans like a lunatic:
“The market just started to pick up, and Vitalik is jumping out like a lunatic to shout ‘Make communism great again.’ No, as a founder managing assets worth hundreds of billions of dollars, do you have a problem in your head? This is just ridiculous.”
— Jason Chen (@jason_chen998) February 12, 2025
