Ethereum Foundation Presents Network Development Strategy for the Next 10 Years
Date: 2025-08-01 Author: Gabriel Deangelo Categories: BUSINESS
After celebrating a decade since the launch of the mainnet, the Ethereum Foundation has revealed an ambitious plan for the network's development for the next ten years. The main author of the strategy was the lead developer of Ethereum, Justin Drake, who noted the stable operation of the protocol since its launch, the diversity of clients, and the impressive volume of ETH in staking - 35.7 million coins, worth about $130 billion.
Drake is confident that Ethereum will be able to become the foundation of a new Internet of Values. According to him, the blockchain must be resistant to any threats - from government regulations to quantum computers. "If the Internet works, then Ethereum works. If the world is online, then the on-chain works too," the developer emphasized.
He named the acceleration and creation of new resources as the key task for the network. A gradual increase in performance is expected over the next 6-12 months, with a radical increase in capabilities planned in the long term. The first level (L1) is expected to reach a capacity of 1 gigagas/second, which will allow processing up to 10,000 transactions per second (TPS). The second level (L2) should develop to 1 teragas/second, providing up to a million TPS.
To increase decentralization, the plans include integrating zkVM in real time at the execution level and implementing DAS at the data level. The possibility of full verification of the chain on any browser, wallet or smartphone is also being considered.
An important part of the strategy was the update of three key components of the protocol. At the consensus level, the launch of Beacon Chain 2.0 is expected, which promises to strengthen security and decentralization, as well as reduce the block finalization time to several seconds. At the data level, BLOB 2.0 will be implemented - an upgrade with support for post-quantum technologies and improved management of calldata objects for the convenience of developers. The execution layer will be complemented by EVM 2.0, a lightweight and optimized instruction set that will improve performance and maintain compatibility with the existing virtual machine.
According to Justin Drake, these changes will allow for the implementation of the “fort” mode — sustainability and stability, as well as the “beast” mode — high performance and scalability. Hash-based cryptography is recognized as the best solution for protecting against threats from quantum computers and the growing number of SNARK protocols.
Recall that in May 2025, Ethereum underwent a major update, Pectra, and the next hard fork, Fusaka, is planned for November, which will continue the development of the network and its capabilities.
