TechFlow news, on October 17, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published an article titled "Possible futures for the Ethereum protocol, part 2: The Surge," discussing future development directions for the Ethereum protocol and proposing four key goals:
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Achieve 100,000+ TPS across L1 and L2;
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Maintain decentralization and robustness of L1;
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Ensure at least some L2s fully inherit Ethereum's core properties (trustlessness, openness, censorship resistance);
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Maximize interoperability between L2s to make the Ethereum ecosystem more unified.
Vitalik emphasized that the current priority is completing the rollup-centric roadmap and addressing associated challenges, while preserving the robustness and decentralization of Ethereum L1. The article provides detailed discussion on technical directions including data availability sampling, data compression, generalized Plasma, maturation of L2 proof systems, improvements in cross-L2 interoperability, and L1 execution layer scaling.
Vitalik pointed out that a major challenge facing the L2 ecosystem is user navigation difficulty, where the simplest solutions often reintroduce trust assumptions. To realize the vision of L2s as integral parts of Ethereum, the user experience across the L2 ecosystem must become more seamless and unified. The article proposes several enhancements for cross-L2 interoperability, including chain-specific addresses, standardized cross-chain payment requests, cross-chain swaps and gas payments, and light clients.
Previous report, in December 2023, Vitalik released an updated Ethereum development roadmap for 2023 comprising six parts: The Merge, The Surge, The Scourge, The Verge, The Purge, and The Splurge.
