Ethereum Creator Puts $760K Behind ID-Free Messaging Startups Session and SimpleX
Nov 27, 2025
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by Peter Mwangi
for CoinEdition

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- Buterin donates 128 ETH each to Session and SimpleX to support metadata-private messaging.
- Both apps face challenges balancing decentralization, usability, and Sybil resistance.
- Community reacts as Buterin links donation to broader Ethereum gas and throughput updates.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has expanded his long-running push for privacy in digital communication by issuing two equal donations of 128 ETH to encrypted messaging platforms working on permissionless onboarding and metadata protection. The contribution, directed to Session and SimpleX Chat, shows a growing focus on areas of messaging security that extend beyond conventional end-to-end encryption.
Buterin noted that the projects are developing features that remove account-creation barriers and limit the exposure of interaction patterns, timing, and related user traces. His action comes at a ti…
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