Vitalik Buterin outlines Ethereum's 2030 roadmap post-Hegotá, emphasizing zero-knowledge proofs, PeerDAS, SNARKs, and a shift toward decentralized computation.
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Vitalik Buterin has outlined Ethereum's trajectory through 2030 following the Hegotá upgrade, envisioning the network as a "cryptographic world computer" built on expanded use of zero-knowledge proofs. The roadmap reflects a shift away from traditional transaction verification toward mechanisms like PeerDAS and SNARKs, designed to enhance computational and consensus efficiency.
The evolution centers on enabling decentralized data processing, allowing developers to construct applications that break computations into smaller, discrete units. Buterin expects Hegotá to represent the last ordinary fork, with subsequent development phases incorporating recursive STARKs, automated formal verification, and quantum-safe design principles.
What remains uncertain is the timeline and technical feasibility of implementing these components at scale, as well as how competing Layer 2 solutions and other blockchain platforms will influence Ethereum's ability to realize this vision by 2030.