# The cryptographic world computer

<https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2026/09/27/the_cryptographic_world_computer.html>

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## What Jamie wrote

I'm intrigued by how [Buterin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitalik_Buterin) is continuing to steer Ethereum. Many folks have put crypto in the dustbin of the past. I think there is still strong utility that is aligned with the future we are seeing come about. I think it is pretty obvious that [Agents will need money](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/346/#agents-can-now-create-cloudflare-accounts-buy-domains-and-deploy) and digital currency will be best for that. And a future massively distributed compute platform like Ethereum is well positioned to solve problems without centralized systems.

## Facts

- Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/)

## Appears in

- [WT352: WT352 — Interviewing Otto for the Job](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/352/), Notable

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