Vitalik Buterin Reimagines the Future of Currencies for Creators

Ethereum co-founder has voiced criticism of the current creator coin model, questioning whether it truly fulfills its fundamental purpose. According to recent reports, Buterin identifies a core problem in this ecosystem: the lack of effective filtering of quality content. For him, the real solution is not to multiply speculative coins but to implement more sophisticated curation mechanisms.

Quality Filtering: The True Challenge

Buterin emphasizes that the main obstacle is not generating more content but ensuring it is of excellence. His analysis points out that many platforms have prioritized quantity over relevance. As a reference, he mentions the Substack model, which has proven effective precisely because it implements practical and rigorous curation methods that genuinely support creators, rather than just offering them a speculative asset.

DAOs and Prediction Markets: A Different Alternative

The co-founder of Ethereum proposes an alternative paradigm shift: creating small tokenless DAOs that function as talent selectors, combined with a new use for creator coins. Instead of treating them as volatile speculative assets, Buterin suggests they be primarily used as prediction markets, allowing users to assign value more thoughtfully and less speculatively to creators’ work.