According to Moneycontrol, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated in an interview that with major exchanges like Binance suffering repeated hacks, the primary task for the crypto industry in the next two years is not to win in the competition, but to ensure survival. He believes that major security incidents over the past year and a half have focused more on user interfaces and centralized components, while attacks related to smart contracts have decreased significantly. Major exchanges, custodians, and financial institutions need to adopt stricter security measures, entering a state similar to "fortress mode." Vitalik warned that if hacks continue, regulators may require companies to assume stricter security responsibilities. He also stated that Ethereum will leverage zero-knowledge proofs, AI, and formal verification to advance the Lean Ethereum roadmap, while L2 should focus on exploring high-performance DeFi, privacy, and enterprise applications, rather than simply replicating Ethereum's scaling capabilities. https://www.(wublock123.com)/news/vitalik-prioritizes-survival-over-competition-next-two-years-crypto-71396