Vitalik: This Year is the Year of "Regaining Computing Sovereignty", Suggests Integrating ZKP, TEE, FHE and Other Technologies with Locally Deployed LLMs

Odaily News Vitalik posted an article today stating that 2026 is the year to regain computing self-sovereignty, emphasizing that he has begun reducing data leaks to centralized services. Vitalik mentioned that he switched to Fileverse encrypted documents and Signal/Simplex/Session messaging apps (all of which are decentralized open-source applications) last year, and in 2026, he will further transition to OpenStreetMap/Protonmail and decentralized social platforms to protect location and communication privacy.

Vitalik also discussed the progress and challenges of locally deployed LLMs, suggesting that combining technologies like ZKP, TEE, and FHE could pave the way for efficient and privacy-preserving computation in the future.