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 <li>Vitalik Buterin supports sustainable DeFi applications upholding key principles.</li> 
 <li>Buterin acknowledges USDC’s practicality but prefers decentralized alternatives.</li> 
 <li>He believes DeFi alone cannot combat growing centralization in technology.</li> 
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Ethereum co-founder <a href="https://coinedition.com/ethereums-future-a-blend-of-trust-scalability-starknet-shows-how/">Vitalik Buterin</a> has addressed concerns within the crypto community regarding his positions on decentralized finance (DeFi). In response to a discussion initiated by a post by <a href="https://x.com/llamaonthebrink/status/1827344864196903056?t=uNLwz6gUtSt_QAFNGqNJHg&amp;s=19" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Milli on X</a>, Buterin emphasized the importance of DeFi applications that are both sustainable and adhere to fundamental principles like permission-lessness and decentralization. 
Buterin <a href="https://x.com/VitalikButerin/status/1827583576751181961?t=EYicBrB0_J10TeZe4tiVFA&amp;s=19" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">expressed strong</a> support for decentralized exchanges (DEXes) and decentralized stablecoins such as RAI, which he admits to using regularly. While he acknowledged that USDC is less ideal compared to decentralized options, he noted its widespread use and practicality, particularly for international transactions and emerging markets. “We are here to try to make the global economy and society more open and free,” Buterin said. 
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