Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, has described blockchain as a “truth machine” because it provides detailed information about message timestamps. Buterin’s statement on social media platform
Buterin insists on improved truth verification systems
Essentially, Buterin clarified that a blockchain presents information as it is entered into the system, without falsifying the data entered or giving room for manipulation. However, the Ethereum co-founder alluded to the limitations of blockchains when he stated that they were not built for fact-checking a question.
A blockchain is a “truth machine” in the specific sense that it provides consensus on the approximate truth of when messages were sent. It doesn’t say, “was the moon landing real?”
This significantly reduces the blockchain’s attack surface, but it does mean we need other tools to…
— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) July 20, 2024
“A blockchain is a ‘truth machine’… It doesn’t tell you ‘was the moon landing real’?” wrote Buterin.
In particular, Buterin believes that a system should be developed that can serve as a support structure for blockchains and help verify facts beyond just storing data entries.
According to him, the current organization of blockchains limits the extent to which it can be attacked and serves as a strength. However, it is necessary to build ‘truth-finding’ models into the blockchain system.
Grand vision for crypto ecosystem
Some tech experts are divided on Buterin’s sentiments.
While a group of these tech enthusiasts agree that blockchains are only capable of providing a short temporary consensus and that more tools will be needed for truth verification, they emphasized the role that artificial intelligence and decentralized systems would can play in the broader digital space, others consider it to have a central truth. platform search unnecessary.
The Ethereum co-founder is used to putting forward his ideas on how to make the broader crypto ecosystem better. He recently opined that forming political allegiances based on who is “pro-crypto” was not the best thing for the industry. This statement provoked strong reactions from Charles Hoskinson, as reported by U.Today.
Lately, Buterin has been busy pushing for the adoption of new token standards, ERC-3770 and ERC-7683, as he believes this will improve users’ experiences when making payments over Layer-2 networks .
