Vitalik Buterin: Total Value Locked Should Not Be the Goal

According to PANews, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently expressed his views on Warpcast, stating that the total value locked (TVL) should not be the goal, but rather a necessary evil. He emphasized that every dollar locked in a protocol, especially immature ones, poses a certain degree of security risk compared to being stored in a safe and simple wallet. Buterin further explained that sometimes, it is necessary to take on such risks to obtain valuable benefits. However, he believes that locking up funds for the sake of locking them should be minimized as much as possible. This perspective highlights the importance of balancing security and innovation in the rapidly evolving world of decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain technology.