Forget ‘Ultrasound Money’? Vitalik Buterin Pushes New Ethereum Store-of-Value Vision

Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin is challenging one of Ether’s most celebrated investment narratives, suggesting that the second-largest crypto’s long-term value should depend less on how many tokens the network burns and more on its ability to become a reliable store of value. The remarks could signal a major shift in how Ethereum’s value proposition is presented, particularly as declining transaction-fee burns weaken the deflationary narrative that once made ETH attractive to investors.