US Edition'You are not scaling Ethereum': Vitalik Buterin issues a blunt reality check to the biggest crypto networks
Vitalik Buterin says many layer-2 networks do not meet Ethereum's security and decentralization standards and urges them to specialize as Ethereum Layer 1 scales directly.
- On Tuesday, Vitalik Buterin posted on X that Ethereum's scaling needs a reset because many layer-2 networks no longer meaningfully inherit Ethereum's security.
- The original rollup roadmap that treated layer-2s as secure extensions is undercut because Ethereum itself is scaling with rising gas limits, lower fees, and preparations for native rollups and zkEVM integration.
- Buterin cited concrete examples such as a 10000 TPS EVM linked by a multisig bridge and warned many layer-2s rely on centralized sequencers or multisig-controlled bridges, with some layer-2 operators citing regulatory needs for limited decentralization.
- Rather than compete on raw throughput, Buterin urged layer-2 networks to specialize in privacy, identity, finance, social apps, AI or ultra-low-latency, stressing clarity on guarantees to users.
- As gas limits are expected to rise in 2026, the critique gains immediacy and could push layer-2 projects to change messaging or accelerate decentralization in the Ethereum ecosystem.
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'You are not scaling Ethereum': Vitalik Buterin issues a blunt reality check to the biggest crypto networks
The roadmap in place doesn't make as much sense because progress among layer-2s toward later stages of decentralization has been slower and more difficult, and Ethereum itself is now scaling directly on layer-1.
The scalability of L1 and the slowness of L2 require these networks to find their own identity. Read more
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