Ethereum scalability solutions are making new progress. According to the latest roadmap developments, two core technologies have entered the implementation phase, which will have a profound impact on the entire network architecture.

Among them, ZK-EVM is gradually advancing from the Alpha stage and is expected to become the main method for block verification starting in 2027. What does this shift mean? Intuitively, gas fees are expected to decrease significantly, and transaction throughput will also increase accordingly. Another key technology, PeerDAS, has been tested on the mainnet. This scheme redistributes data availability tasks, allowing ordinary nodes to participate in network validation, breaking the previous dominance of large nodes.

From a technical architecture perspective, the combined logic of these two solutions addresses three major challenges: decentralization, network security, and transaction scalability. The combination of high bandwidth and zero-knowledge proofs enables Ethereum to avoid making compromises among these three aspects.

Future key points to watch include: the adjustment of gas limits in 2026 and the corresponding expansion of network capacity; the advancement of distributed block construction, which will further weaken the influence of MEV (Miner Extractable Value). If these improvements proceed as planned, between 2026 and 2030, Ethereum’s network performance and decentralization are expected to reach a new balance.

The current critical questions are: can these technological upgrades be implemented as scheduled? To what extent will gas fees actually decrease? These issues need to be observed in practical applications.