2026-01-17 01:52:57

Ethereum founder Vitalik recently shared his views on future development. He believes 2026 will be a critical milestone for Ethereum, with plans to address some shortcomings in autonomy and trustlessness through systematic upgrades.

From a technical perspective, the main ideas include several directions. First is lowering the participation threshold—using ZK-EVM and BAL technology to enable more people to easily run full nodes, reducing over-reliance on third-party node services. Second is data verification—using tools like Helios to verify whether RPC response data is authentic and trustworthy. Lastly, breakthroughs in privacy protection are also involved, with technologies like ORAM and PIR to further enhance privacy for RPC calls.

The logic behind these upgrades is clear: enabling every user to truly control their data and assets, rather than being forced to trust centralized service providers. This is of great significance to the overall goal of decentralization in the Web3 ecosystem.

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SeeYouInFourYears

· 8h ago

Basically, it's about wanting true decentralization. Right now, we're still too dependent on these service providers. --- 2026? Feels like a long wait again. Let's see if it can be implemented first. --- ZK-EVM should have been popularized long ago. Ordinary people simply can't run full nodes. --- Sounds good, but how long will it really take to put these technologies into practical use? --- Autonomy is indeed the core of Web3. I agree with Vitalik's approach. --- Another bunch of technical terms. Can you explain simply what kind of changes it will bring? --- I'm concerned about privacy protection. RPC call monitoring is so annoying. --- Ten years and still fixing past shortcomings? That's a bit heartbreaking. --- If this upgrade can truly be realized, user experience should improve significantly. --- Feels like we're always planning. When can we really see the results?

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OffchainWinner

· 8h ago

Whoa, is 2026 really coming? Feels like Vitalik is just making promises again --- Can the ZK-EVM setup really allow ordinary people to run full nodes? I still have my doubts --- Both privacy and trustlessness—do these technologies really have practical applications? --- I have to say, this direction is indeed fixing early compromises, quite interesting --- Running your own node sounds good, but what about the costs? Still need to do the math --- Helios, ORAM, PIR... stacking these terms makes it sound professional, but who knows how effective they actually are --- Basically, it's about preventing users from being manipulated by centralized node service providers. I get this logic --- Switching from relying on Infura to self-verification sounds like fixing a "regret" from ten years ago --- I've heard the phrase "lower the barriers" too many times, but the key is whether it actually has been lowered --- First time hearing about BAL technology, need to do some homework...

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WalletDivorcer

· 8h ago

It's another story from 2026, V God always loves to make big promises. How many years have we been talking about running full nodes? How many can actually be used? ZK-EVM sounds advanced, but whether it can truly lower the barrier depends on the actual implementation. RPC privacy really needs to be prioritized, or data espionage battles will continue behind the scenes. Still, the same old saying: true decentralization is always in the next version.

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LiquidationSurvivor

· 8h ago

Sounds good, but can it really be realized in 2026? --- ZK and privacy again, it feels like every upgrade is hyped up, but what’s the result? --- I'm broken, and we still have to wait two more years for the key milestone. Will we retail investors live to see that day, huh? --- I believe in lowering the participation threshold, but let's see about the others first. --- I will believe in decentralization when full node usability is truly achieved. Right now, everyone relies on infura. --- It sounds nice, but isn’t it just about avoiding the risks of RPC black boxes? --- 2026? Bro, what’s the market like now? I only care about the coin price next year. --- This logic isn’t wrong, but the technology has never been implemented according to plan.

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RektRecovery

· 8h ago

lmao vitalik talking about "fixing" things in 2026... we've heard this song before. but ngl the zk-evm + full node accessibility angle actually addresses something real that i warned about years ago. ofc by then half the ecosystem will have already collapsed due to the predictable vulnerabilities nobody wanted to hear about. classic web3 darwin awards setup tbh

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