Vitalik Backs ‘Trustless Manifesto’ and Calls Time on Centralized Relayers

• Vitalik Buterin has signed the new “Trustless Manifesto,” a direct rebuke of rising “convenience centralization” within the Ethereum ecosystem via relayers.
• The manifesto, co-authored by Marissa Posner and Yoav Weiss, states Ethereum’s success is measured by “trust reduced per transaction,” not “transactions per second.”
• The move re-centers Ethereum’s cypherpunk ethos as TradFi enters and coincides with a16z’s push for “trustless” ZKP digital identities.

Vitalik Buterin signed the Trustless Manifesto on Nov 13 and shared the link, establishing a public pledge that tells Ethereum teams to rely on math and consensus, not intermediaries. The move sets an immediate standard for relayers, sequencers, hosted nodes, and oracle pipelines as L2 UX and identity products ship into year-end.

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