Buterin Funds Privacy Apps; Entire Transaction Publicly Logged

It’s truly a banner day for digital discretion, as Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of the remarkably transparent Ethereum network, has thrown significant sums behind several nascent "privacy" messaging services. One might imagine the excitement when these new contenders, aiming to unseat established giants like Signal, learned of their newfound financial backing. The details, of course, were immediately broadcast across the digital ether for all curious parties to scrutinize, meticulously logged on the very public ledger that powers his network.

Presumably, the irony of a donation to promote digital obfuscation being itself a matter of public record is not lost on anyone involved. Indeed, it’s a refreshing take on the concept of anonymous giving; a sort of "Look, I'm supporting your right to vanish, just don't expect *me* to vanish while I do it." Future users of these privacy apps can rest assured knowing the exact journey of every dollar that helped bring their secure conversations into existence, a veritable audit trail of discretion. It truly embodies the spirit of "privacy, but with footnotes."