The Hegota upgrade planned for next year may be the last "normal" fork for the network before subsequent updates focus on quantum safety and recursive STARKs. In a recent blog post, Buterin projected that Ethereum will achieve slots of 4 to 8 seconds and finality within 8 to 32 seconds by 2030, utilizing proof aggregation and censorship resistance as core pillars.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Vitalik Buterin Shifts Ethereum From Blockchain to Cryptographic World Computer
Crypto24 days ago
The network's co-founder says Ethereum is evolving toward a system that differs fundamentally from traditional blockchains by combining SNARK-based verification and parallel computation. Vitalik Buterin describes the long-term goal as a "cryptographic world computer" that merges blockchain security with decentralized off-chain computation, noting that the label "blockchain" is now used primarily for historical reasons.
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