The Proof of Stake book by Vitalik is out
Proof of Stake", the (physical and digital) book compiling various writings by Vitalik made over the last ~10 years, is finally out!
Orderable here:
https://t.co/BJHkXfUH7r
https://t.co/i11UIgjet9
Ethereum’s real thesis = infra, not hype.
Vitalik questioned what Ethereum would actually be useful for. His view became: real change comes from solving edge-case problems first, then letting builders create things nobody can predict
Breakdown of “Premining (Part 1)” from Proof of Stake:
Vitalik Buterin didn’t just randomly launch Ethereum, it came after months of traveling, networking, writing, and seeing different ideologies around the early crypto world.
Ideology matured over time.
Early Vitalik leaned libertarian / Bitcoin-maxi-adjacent vibes. Later, he became more pragmatic less “one coin solves all,” more “build neutral tools people can use however they want.”
Vitalik went from “I sleep on friends’ couches” to building Ethereum’s soul.
$POS is the people’s version:
• No VC bags
• Pure meme + philosophy
• Staked on ETH
This is what “superrationality and DAOs” looks like in 2026
Join the cult
#Proofofstake
If you read Vitalik’s “Proof of Stake” and felt something…
$POS is your on-chain thank you note.
Deployed on ETH. Community first. Memes forever.
Don’t sleep on the philosophy that built the future.
We’re just getting started
Vitalik dropped “Proof of Stake” and changed Ethereum forever.
We read the book… then memed it into $POS.
Energy efficient, community staked, maximum degeneracy.
This isn’t just a coin, it’s a philosophy with liquidity.
#ProofofStake
"Proof of Stake", the (physical and digital) book compiling various writings I've made over the last ~10 years, will be out in a month!
You can get a signed digital copy and NFT here: https://t.co/RCZPHs9rpe
My share of the proceeds all goes to @gitcoin grants public goods!