Vitalik’s Bold Move: Ethereum Scaling 10x! Is It The Game-Changer We’ve Been Waiting For?

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  • Vitalik Buterin forecasts a 10x scaling for Ethereum’s Layer 1, as ETF inflows soar to new highs.
  • Despite all the optimistic talk, ETH’s short-term price seems more like a bear hug, with resistance at $2,700.

So, Ethereum [ETH]… Is it finally ready to blow our minds?

Vitalik Buterin is out here, confidently predicting a 10x increase in Ethereum’s Layer 1 scaling within the next year. That’s right, he’s dreaming big, as if the crypto world wasn’t already wild enough.

Meanwhile, ETH ETFs have experienced an inflow surge, marking their highest numbers of 2025. Institutional investors seem to be all-in, which is either the smartest move or the start of a very expensive mistake.

Could this be the turning point for Ethereum? Or is it just another episode of “Will it or won’t it?”

Buterin’s Cautious Confidence

During ETHGlobal Prague, the man himself, Vitalik Buterin, unveiled his grand plans for scaling Ethereum’s Layer 1 by 10x in the coming year. But don’t get too excited—he’s taking a slow and steady approach, aiming for security above all else.

He made sure to let us know that full implementation would take around 18 months, because who doesn’t love a nice, drawn-out crypto revolution?

“We want to increase capacity while maintaining decentralization…”

Such wise words. But, of course, rushing could ruin everything. No one wants a compromised Ethereum, right?

In the grand scheme, this roadmap will involve revamping stateless nodes and making some key upgrades to the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). So, don’t get your hopes up too soon.

Now, this approach is a far cry from Ethereum researcher Dankrad Feist’s vision of scaling by a whopping 100x over five years. But hey, who’s counting? After all, Ethereum’s Q1 2025 didn’t exactly break any records, so maybe a 10x improvement is enough for now.

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2025-06-02 12:10