[Vitalik: DeFi is an Important Part of Ethereum's Core Value, and It Will Revisit the Spirit of Early DeFi in the Future] BlockBeats News, February 25, Ethereum founder Vitalik posted on social media, stating that DeFi is an important part of Ethereum's core value. Financial empowerment is a key dimension for achieving autonomy and freedom in today's world. Finance is far from being Ethereum's only use case, but it is critically important. Today's DeFi has opened up the world's best opportunities for savings, risk management, and wealth creation in a permissionless manner. The Ethereum Foundation needs to continue building on this foundation. The greatness of Ethereum's early DeFi era lay in its boldness to dream, innovate, and create entirely new paradigms. Future DeFi will revisit this spirit, not just aiming to "create a better stablecoin," but delving deeper into fundamental issues and proposing better solutions. The Ethereum Foundation's support for "on-chain finance" and even "DeFi" is not indiscriminate. It has a clear vision for DeFi: a permissionless, open-source, privacy-first, security-focused global financial system—maximizing users' control over their own assets, minimizing centralized bottlenecks and trusted third parties, and democratizing risk management and wealth accumulation. The Foundation hopes that protocols can pass the "exit test": even if the founding team suddenly disappears, the system can continue to operate. Achieving this vision will require a significant amount of work.