[Vitalik Buterin: Advocates Positioning ETH as a Store of Value] Odaily Planet Daily reports that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin stated this week that the logic of evaluating ETH based on its fee burn mechanism is "not as strong as it seems," and advocates positioning ETH as a store of value. He stated that optimizing around the store of value aligns with the goals of decentralization, censorship resistance, capture resistance, open source, privacy, and security. ETH has been described as an "ultrasonic currency" and "digital oil," and recently, the term "programmable store of value" has emerged. Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee stated that Buterin's viewpoint represents a significant shift and endorses the company's strategy; Bitmine holds approximately 6 million ETH. As of the original article, the price of ETH is approximately 58% lower than its high of approximately $4,946 in August 2025; during the same period, cumulative inflows into the ETH ETF decreased by 23%, and the BTC ETF decreased by 12%. Bitmine stated that, based on current yields, staking ETH is expected to yield $309 million annually. (Bitcoin.com News)