According to @VitalikButerin, Ethereum’s goal is to combine decentralization with mass scale like BitTorrent by achieving consensus at L1, and to mirror Linux’s free, open-source model that serves billions, including governments, while remaining enterprise-trusted, positioning L1 as the financial, identity, social, and governance home without intermediaries; source: Vitalik Buterin on X, Jan 8, 2026. According to @VitalikButerin, enterprises want open and resilient ecosystems and view Ethereum’s trustlessness as prudent counterparty risk minimization, defining the autonomy-focused user segments and use cases Ethereum L1 intends to serve; source: Vitalik Buterin on X, Jan 8, 2026. According to @VitalikButerin, BitTorrent is also used by enterprises and governments to distribute large files, and he linked an article on legal BitTorrent uses to illustrate mainstream reliance on decentralized distribution; source: Vitalik Buterin on X, Jan 8, 2026.