On January 11, Hsiao-Wei Wang, co-executive of the Ethereum Foundation, stated that Ethereum is steadily moving towards a future where zero-knowledge cryptography is at the core of the network, and years of research are now merging with real-world advancements. Zero-knowledge proofs are part of Ethereum's mid-term roadmap, and several breakthroughs have been achieved in the past year or two. While current upgrades still focus on improving Layer 2 network execution and Blob space, zero-knowledge proofs are becoming increasingly feasible as a protocol-level feature.
Furthermore, Ethereum researchers have released a native zkEVM plan, allowing the network to use zero-knowledge proofs to verify transactions by default. This technology can significantly reduce the amount of work required to secure Ethereum and achieve scalability without sacrificing decentralization or reliability. Hsiao-Wei Wang emphasized that even as the network continues to evolve, resilience, security, censorship resistance, and neutrality remain at the core of Ethereum.
