Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has announced plans to fully return to decentralized social platforms in 2026. He has begun using firefly.social, a tool supporting multiple platforms like X, Lens, Farcaster, and Bluesky. Buterin advocates for social innovation that addresses real social issues rather than introducing speculative tokens, which he argues often reward existing social capital over content quality. He expressed optimism about the Lens project's future and urged broader participation in decentralized platforms to explore new interaction forms beyond traditional social media.