VITALIK: FULL RETURN TO DECENTRALIZED SOCIAL MEDIA IN 2026\n\n#VitalikButerin said he plans to fully return to decentralized social media in 2026, and has already begun posting and reading via Firefly.social this year, a social aggregator that supports X, #Lens , #Farcaster , and #Bluesky .\n\nHe criticized many current crypto social projects for relying too heavily on speculative tokens while neglecting content quality and long-term user interests, emphasizing that genuine decentralization and open competition are key to improving social platforms.\n\nVitalik also expressed optimism about the new direction of Lens under #Mask Network’s leadership and encouraged more users to actively participate in the decentralized social media ecosystem to help drive its real-world adoption.