Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has shared an ambitious roadmap for the network’s next stage of development, dubbed “The Surge.” In an October 17th blog post, Buterin detailed the roadmap’s objectives, focusing on increasing Ethereum’s transaction capacity to over 100,000 transactions per second (TPS) while maintaining its core principles of decentralization and security.
The Surge roadmap comes after the Dencun upgrade earlier in 2024, which introduced scaling improvements like “blobs” to reduce transaction fees and increase data efficiency on Layer 2 networks.
This next phase builds on Ethereum’s current rollup-centric strategy but also acknowledges some unique challenges emerging as the network evolves.
Buterin highlighted that although rollups have proven effective in improving transaction speed and lowering costs, more work is required to make them as trustless and robust as Ethereum’s Layer 1.
At the heart of The Surge is Ethereum’s commitment to maintaining a decentralized and secure network while scaling its capacity through Layer 2 solutions like rollups.
“The Surge” Roadmap: Ethereum’s Scalability In View?
One key challenge is overcoming the “scalability trilemma,” which refers to the balance between scalability, decentralization, and security.
He noted that trustless rollups are essential to ensure these Layer 2 solutions can inherit Ethereum’s core properties of security and openness.