A post by @WuBlockchain on X.

Vitalik Buterin said Ethereum should prioritize ETH’s role as a store of value over its function as a fee-burning token, arguing that fee burn never provided as strong a valuation floor as commonly assumed and that maximizing fees can conflict with broader network goals. The comments reframe a core piece of ETH’s post-EIP-1559 economic model, which burns base fees and has been treated by many holders as a structural supply sink. They matter because ETH’s monetary narrative has increasingly competed with its utility and settlement-layer pitch, and any shift in emphasis could influence how investors value the asset. Watch for follow-up discussion on whether fee burn remains a secondary mechanism, how Ethereum’s issuance and staking economics are framed, and whether developers propose changes to fee or burn policy.