Stacy Pereira
Speaking at At ETHGlobal event in Prague, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin revealed plans to scale Ethereum’s Layer 1 (L1) by 10 times over the next year. He said that he wanted to focus on security instead and wasn’t in any rush to implement the upgrades.
“I think we should scale L1 by about 10x over the next year and a bit based on delay,” the cryptocurrency mogul stated when asked “how fast” the recently proposed changes would be implemented.
Once that’s done, Buterin said the team will take a break and look back at how much progress they’ve made toward making the network more decentralized. After that, they might do a hard fork to fix any leftover issues.
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A hard fork is when the blockchain splits into a new version that doesn’t work with the old one. It’s usually done to make important updates or changes. Lately, a lot of users have been asking for updates. With this implementation, it will make sure that ETH can handle way more transactions without getting slowed down. A researcher has already warned that if the network doesn’t scale 100x in the next 5 years, “is in grave danger”.
Given their aim to scale, he and his team are paying close attention to censorship resistance and also support using something called stateless nodes. These nodes help it scale but also protect users’ privacy. Moreover, they operate on an independent basis and do not retain historical data, making them easier to manage.
Despite sluggish Q1 on-chain activity, Ethereum scaling is witnessing good traction. According to the latest data, Ethereum ETFs recorded their highest net inflows of 2025 in May, reaching $564.18 million, a report from ambcrypto.com showed. The rebound comes after months of stagnation and falling prices. The growing interest aligns well with Ethereum’s upcoming L1 scaling roadmap.
