📊 Vitalik Buterin emphasized that #DeFi is essential to Ethereum's value. He stated the #Ethereum Foundation (EF) will focus on permissionless, open-source, privacy-first, and security-first finance, aiming to minimize intermediaries and enhance user asset control. Buterin also noted the need for #DeFi to address deeper issues beyond basic products like stablecoins, including risk management and future expense hedging, with protocols that can withstand the "walkaway test." #stablecoin