The curtains are slowly getting pulled aside for the "crypto" ecosystem. Tokens on tokens on centralized or non-scaling systems that generate "yield" without really specifying where the yield comes from. Vitalik is indeed a CEO or CTO for the Ethereum Foundation, which in itself is a cetralized entity calling the shots for the development path, including changes to the emission of ETH.

I fully expect that system to come crashing down in 5-10 year.