Vitalik Unveils 2030 Vision: Reshaping Ethereum Into a Universal Computing Layer
According to TechFlow, on September 27, as reported by CoinDesk, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin unveiled a long-term roadmap aimed at reshaping the future of Ethereum, which he termed “Lean Ethereum.” This vision depicts Ethereum’s future beyond a mere blockchain ledger by 2030, with plans to completely restructure the protocol over the next three to four years.
Vitalik notes that this ambitious transformation includes significantly enhancing network scalability, aiming to increase Ethereum's transaction throughput by approximately 1,000 times, while introducing cryptographic technologies such as zero-knowledge proofs to strengthen privacy protection and counter quantum computing threats. Regarding data storage, it is expected that by 2030 the Ethereum network will host 2TB of traditional dynamic state data, alongside 100TB of new scalable storage models, achieving separation and optimization of underlying states.
This vision emphasizes the importance of building Ethereum into infrastructure driven by cryptographic verification, encompassing its broad potential to expand from financial applications to social systems. While most developers support this long-term plan, there are also voices pointing out that the implementation timeline appears somewhat delayed, calling for a faster deployment pace.
