Виталик Бутерин: Ethereum на пути к решению трилеммы масштабирования благодаря новым технологиям Translation: Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum on the path to solving the scalability trilemma thanks to new technologies.

The second most valuable cryptocurrency network is successfully navigating the blockchain trilemma thanks to advancements in zkEVM and the launch of PeerDAS, as shared by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin.

According to his predictions, the first of the new type of nodes will emerge by 2026, and gas limits will see an increase. Between 2027 and 2030, zkEVM technology is expected to establish itself as the «main validation standard.»

The long-term goal remains to transition to a distributed block creation system, which would mitigate the risks of centralization and provide equal opportunities for participants from all regions.

«Now that Ethereum has PeerDAS and zkEVM solutions (with small parts of the network anticipated to utilize them in 2026), we achieve decentralized consensus and high throughput,» Buterin noted.

He stated that the blockchain trilemma is effectively resolved since the necessary technologies are either operational in the mainnet or have «reached production-level performance, leaving only security as the remaining concern.»

PeerDAS (Peer Data Availability Sampling) is a data availability sampling technology that has become a key element of the recent Fusaka upgrade. The protocol reduces the load on nodes and enhances the overall performance of the blockchain.

Ethereum’s network activity remains robust. In conjunction with record transaction demand, the number of active addresses is increasing:

The volume of on-chain transfers in stablecoins for the fourth quarter has set a new record, surpassing $8 trillion.

According to Blockworks, the issuance of «stablecoins» on Ethereum rose by approximately 43% in 2025, from $127 billion to $181 billion.

User X, known as BMNR Bullz, pointed out that this trend reflects actual asset usage rather than speculation.

«This is global on-chain payments […]. The infrastructure is already in place, and adoption is gaining momentum,» he added.

Ethereum leads in the activity of tokenizing real-world assets (RWA). The platform accounts for about 65% of the segment, which has exceeded $19 billion.

At the time of writing, Ethereum is trading around $3160. Over the past week, the asset has increased by 4.8%, according to CoinGecko.

It is worth noting that, for the first time since July, the queue for Ethereum staking has surpassed withdrawal requests.