EF Board Member: Ethereum's Future Depends on the Direct Integration of Zero-Knowledge Proofs

By: theblockbeats.news|2026/01/11 13:46:00
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BlockBeats News, January 11th, Hsiao-Wei Wang, Co-Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation, stated that Ethereum is steadily moving towards a future where zero-knowledge cryptography becomes a core part of the network, with years of research now converging with real-world progress. Zero-knowledge proofs are part of Ethereum's mid-term roadmap and have seen several breakthroughs in the past year or two. While the current focus of upgrades is still on improving Layer 2 network execution and Blob space, zero-knowledge proofs as a protocol-level feature have become increasingly feasible.

Furthermore, Ethereum researchers have released the native zkEVM plan, allowing the network to default to using zero-knowledge proofs to verify transactions. This technology can significantly reduce the computational work required to secure Ethereum, enabling scalability without sacrificing decentralization or reliability. Hsiao-Wei Wang emphasized that even as the network continues to evolve, Ethereum's core principles of resilience, security, censorship resistance, and neutrality remain.

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