Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, has announced a shift in its strategy to support Layer 2 (L2) scaling solutions.
Starting in 2025, it will only publicly support L2 projects that have reached at least the first stage of their development, with a possible short grace period for truly new and interesting projects.
Buterin shifts focus to tier 2 projects
“I take this seriously,” he wrote in a post on X. “Starting next year, I plan to publicly only mention L2s that are Stage 1+, with perhaps a short grace period for really interesting new projects.” He also stressed that personal relationships or financial investments would not influence his decision to endorse any project.
The publication also outlines the governance requirements for Phase 1, stating that it requires a 75% consensus from the board to make key decisions, such as proof-of-concept systems. At least 26% of the board must also be independent from the core development team, a move designed to increase decentralization and reduce the likelihood of governance failure.
“The era of multi-signature-glorifying blockchains is over. The era of cryptographic trust is here,” he added.
In October 2020, Vitalik laid out a scaling-focused roadmap for Ethereum, emphasizing that scalability would come from layer 2 solutions rather than improvements to the underlying layer 1 (L1) layer.
This strategic direction is based on the belief that L2 clustering operations can provide Ethereum with much greater scalability and efficiency than relying solely on upgrades to the L1 blockchain.
L2 vs L1 Discussion
The comments come amid ongoing debate within the industry about whether L2 solutions compete with L1 networks like Ethereum. Max Resnick, an engineer at the Special Mechanisms Group, believes that L2 solutions compete for users.
However, Stephen Goldfeder, co-founder of Offchain Labs, disagrees, suggesting that L2 and L1 work together to improve scalability. “If Ethereum reaches its potential, we will have so much demand that it will completely saturate L1 and multiple L2/L3 levels,” he says.
Meanwhile, on September 9, Spot On Chain announced that a multi-signature wallet that received Buterin’s ETH sold 760 ETH worth $1.835 million. The sale follows previous transfers totaling 3,800 ETH in August.
Responding to speculation about the sale, Viatlik explained that it was a biodefense group he was funding, and was launched under an automatic Cowswap TWAP order created in late August. “That was the last one,” he added.
He also recently revealed that he has not sold ETH for personal gain since 2018, confirming that his ETH sales typically go to charitable causes, non-profits, or other projects.
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