Vitalik: Ethereum is evolving into a "cryptographic world computer"

TechFlow reports that according to Vitalik Buterin's blog post on September 27, Ethereum is transitioning from a traditional blockchain architecture to a "Cryptography World Computer." The article notes that fundamental changes have already occurred across core dimensions such as verification mechanisms, consensus algorithms, and block construction—verification has upgraded from full download and re-execution to PeerDAS sampling combined with SNARK verification, consensus has evolved from PoW to a highly optimized PoS, and block building rights have shifted from individual miners to multi-party collaboration (the FOCIL mechanism).

In terms of user experience, Ethereum in 2030 will deliver strong censorship resistance (ensuring real-time transaction on-chain inclusion), lower costs for general computation, enhanced privacy protection (ZK-SNARKs + private account abstraction), and reduced node operation requirements. The article emphasizes that decentralized networks are shifting from a "security burden" to a performance advantage, enabling parallel processing of data and computation.

The planned Hegota upgrade will be Ethereum's last "regular" fork, after which recursive STARKs, automated formal verification, and quantum-safe mechanisms will be fully integrated, and Ethereum's core narrative will completely pivot toward building a Cryptography World Computer.