Vitalik Buterin declares Ethereum solved crypto Trilemma, yet his 2030 roadmap exposes a massive ideological risk
Vitalik Buterin claims Ethereum has solved the scalability trilemma with PeerDAS and ZK-EVMs, shifting focus to building a decentralized 'world computer' against centralization.Summary
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin asserts that the network has overcome the scalability trilemma—the trade-off between decentralization, security, and speed—through technical milestones like PeerDAS activation and maturing Zero-Knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machines (ZK-EVMs).
Buterin views this technical achievement not as an end goal, but as the foundation for an ideological "rebellion" against the centralized, subscription-based internet. He stressed that Ethereum must pass the "walkaway test," meaning applications must function without censorship or third-party control, even if original developers vanish. He warned against chasing speculative trends like political memecoins, emphasizing the need for genuine decentralization.
The roadmap to 2030 details the rollout, including large gas limit increases by 2026 and ZK-EVMs becoming the primary validation method by 2027-2030. Buterin also highlighted the long-term ideal of "distributed block building" to prevent centralized interference. The core challenge now is whether the community uses this solved engineering problem to build a durable, decentralized 'world computer' or reverts to chasing short-term economic signaling.
(Source：CryptoSlate)