In a recent series of tweets, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin gave a nod of approval to competing blockchain EOS with regard to the niche they are trying to carve out.

“If I were designing a new chain to live alongside Bitcoin and Ethereum, I would take all the political tradeoffs that BTC and ETH aren’t willing to take,” Buterin said in a May 15 tweet referring to Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Buterin noted quadratic voting-based on-chain governance and all built-in cryptographic procedures as tradeoffs of interest. He also included on-chain oracles for all events, instead of ones that simple relay price moves.

Buterin also mentioned potentially adding some form of identification on the network. “Perhaps even an on-chain model of identity, at least for participants who want to participate in governance (non-governing actors would still be fully anon),” he said, although he specified constructing the feature “smarter” than other current platforms.

“This is why I actually have some respect for EOS and co.,” Buterin said in conclusion. “I disagree with DPoS but at least they’re trying to develop a cohesive and principled alternative niche,” he added, referring to the delegated proof-of-stake blockchain framework.

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