Vitalik Buterin Claims Ethereum has Solved the Blockchain Trilemma Problem

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin asserted that the integration of zero-knowledge virtual machines (ZK-EVMs) with the PeerDAS data distribution method has effectively solved the long-standing Blockchain Trilemma, which involves balancing decentralization, security, and high bandwidth.

Buterin stated that this combination shifts Ethereum into a fundamentally more powerful decentralized network, comparing its upgraded architecture to a "BitTorrent with consensus." While he claims the technology has reached "production-quality performance" with live code for data availability sampling, he cautioned that achieving full security is the remaining challenge, with ZK-EVMs becoming the primary validation method expected between 2027 and 2030.

In the interim, the network plans incremental upgrades, including increasing the gas limit this year. Buterin also outlined a long-term ideal goal of "distributed block building" to prevent any single entity from constructing a full block, thereby reducing censorship risk.

(Source：BeInCrypto)