Foresight published an overview of five infrastructure technologies it sees as central to Web3’s shift from a single-chain niche to multi-chain adoption at scale. The piece focuses on Layer2 scaling, zero-knowledge proofs, modular blockchains, cross-chain interoperability and decentralized storage. According to the article, Layer2 has become the main answer to congestion and high fees on Ethereum and other major chains, with Optimistic Rollup and ZK-Rollup representing the two dominant paths. It also highlights data availability as a core security consideration for Layer2 systems. On zero-knowledge technology, Foresight describes ZK as a base cryptographic tool for privacy and efficient verification, with use cases spanning ZK-Rollup, ZK-EVM, privacy payments, on-chain identity and secure cross-chain interaction. The article also argues that modular blockchains are changing public-chain design by separating consensus, execution, settlement and data layers into independent modules. In parallel, cross-chain messaging protocols and unified asset standards are being used to address fragmentation across multiple chains, while IPFS, Filecoin and Arweave are presented as key pieces of decentralized storage infrastructure for NFT metadata, AI datasets and on-chain archives. Foresight’s conclusion is that these five technologies together support Web3’s path toward large-scale commercial deployment.

Ethereum’s long-range research agenda is being consolidated into a single framework that stretches from the planned Glamsterdam upgrade in the second half of 2026 through a series of hard forks expected to run into 2029. The draft document, known as “Strawmap,” follows Justin Drake’s Lean Ethereum vision and groups the network’s ambitions into five “North Star” goals. Those goals cover a faster Layer 1 with finality cut from roughly 15 minutes to seconds, a jump in Layer 1 throughput from about 5 million gas per second to 1 billion gas per second, a Layer 2 data path that could scale to 1 GB per second, a post-quantum cryptography transition, and native privacy features at the base layer. The proposal remains a draft and is still being revised. Glamsterdam has already slipped from the first half of 2026 to the second half. Even so, the document offers one of the clearest looks yet at how Ethereum researchers see the chain evolving by 2030: a settlement-focused base layer, a larger role for ZK proofs across consensus and execution, a wider field of independent development groups alongside a smaller Ethereum Foundation, and a network designed to be faster, more trust-minimized and more resilient to future cryptographic threats.

Vitalik Buterin said 2026 will mark Ethereum’s push to reclaim self-sovereignty and trustlessness, with focus areas including full nodes, RPC privacy, wallet design, private payments and censorship-resistant transaction flow.

Vitalik Buterin argues the original Layer 2 vision to scale Ethereum is outdated as L1 expands rapidly and gas limit set to rise sharply in 2026, calling for L2s to pursue innovation beyond scaling.

Vitalik Buterin outlined a 5-year plan to migrate Ethereum smart contracts to a new language while building an 'ugly-free cypherpunk Ethereum.' FOCIL anti-censorship proposal is locked for Hegota upgrade. L2 roadmap pivots, and EF unveils three-track priorities.

ZKsync’s ZK token rose more than 30% in a day, with 24-hour volume up 643%. The move was linked to its Upbit listing, renewed attention on ZK-EVM and PeerDAS after comments from Vitalik Buterin, and a breakout above the $0.033 resistance area.

Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum now has the building blocks for its original Web3 vision, citing PoS, ZK-EVM, PeerDAS, L2s, Waku, and decentralized storage tools such as Fileverse.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin published a detailed scaling roadmap, splitting into short-term Glamsterdam hard fork with parallel verification and multidimensional gas, and long-term phased ZK-EVM deployment plus Blobs expansion to 8MB/s, enabling nodes to verify blocks without re-execution.