Original title: "Vitalik's Top 5 Crypto Wins of 2022 》

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Original Author: Bankless

Compilation of the original text: Golden Finance

Bankless recently interviewed Ethereum founder Vitalik. Vitalik stated that a lot of people are remembering all the horrible things that happened this year (Terra, FTX, etc.) ... but I think it is also important to remember all the various positives that the crypto industry has seen. Vitalik sees five major achievements for Ethereum in 2022:

1. Merger of Ethereum

"Ethereum merger is amazing."

Vitalik praised Ethereum's successful transition to PoS after a long delay, and believes that this is the biggest victory of the Ethereum network in 2022.

Vitalik not only highlighted the impact of this achievement on Ethereum’s energy footprint, but also how it improves protocol security and network availability.

“My personal experience with Ethereum has improved a lot,” Vitalik said. “These days when I send a transaction, I hit send, wait a few seconds, and I see that the transaction is included in a block. and it already has a validation...it's already competitive enough with credit card POS systems.”

2. Innovation of ZK-EVM

Vitalik is very optimistic about the power of ZK-EVM, and ZK-EVM 2022 has made a major leap in innovation. These projects went from “non-existent pipe dreams” to “scaling ethereum’s long-term — maybe even mid-term — future,” Vitalik said.

The ZK-EVM project utilizes a virtual machine that generates zero-knowledge proofs to verify the correctness of various smart contract operations. These are giant leaps forward for Ethereum. There are a few teams building these, including Matter Labs, Scroll, and Polygon.

Vitalik has long been a fan of ZK-EVM, but says the progress so far has surprised even him. “We have multiple ZK EVM implementations all promising some sort of mainnet launch next year — that’s awesome”.

3. Ethereum login

The third big win Vitalik sees for the Ethereum ecosystem in 2022 is the adoption of Ethereum Login, which allows users to easily and securely log into web services using their Ethereum wallets.

No more remembering password combinations, no more relying on centralized internet providers like Facebook and Google to handle personal information and online identities. In an era where social media providers seem to own almost every aspect of a user's online life, logging in with Ethereum allows users to own their identity verification on the internet.

“Logging in with Ethereum has made huge strides in adoption; Ethereum has been able to capitalize on people’s desire to explore various alternative Twitter and alternative social media platforms,” Vitalik said, highlighting platforms like Lens and Farcaster in particular.

4. Cryptocurrencies work for Ukraine

Using cryptocurrency to help Ukraine during the Russian invasion is another bright spot for Ethereum in 2022. Vitalik noted that cryptocurrency payments and permissionless networks have become more important than ever in the wake of Russia’s attacks on Ukraine.

“Cryptocurrency payments actually work for Ukraine when nothing else works,” Vitalik said. "Cryptocurrency is literally the lifeline of the country, and the lifeline of many civilians."

In addition to the payment infrastructure, Vitalik also highlighted how the system can be used to raise donations for the Ukrainian military through ordinary grassroots donations to public wallet addresses as well as fundraising within the crypto community through tools such as NFT sales.

5. Crypto Charity

Finally, Vitalik highlighted that cryptocurrency donations and philanthropy in 2022 are one of the biggest wins for the Ethereum ecosystem, not only demonstrating the effectiveness of a permissionless payment infrastructure for transferring funds to foreign organizations, but also highlighting the industry's Overall generosity, even in very difficult circumstances.