Solana Labs CEO: Ethereum-Style ‘Walkaway’ Is a Death Wish

Jan 19, 2026 - 10:45
Solana Labs CEO: Ethereum-Style ‘Walkaway’ Is a Death Wish
Over the weekend, Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko pushed back on Vitalik Buterin’s latest case for Ethereum “ossification,” arguing that for Solana, continuous protocol iteration is not optional, it is survival. The exchange was sparked by a Jan. 12 post in which Buterin said “Ethereum itself must pass the walkaway test,” framing Ethereum as a...

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