Opinion: Leo Fan, co -founder of Cysic
Today’s launch of Ethereum is like an attempt to play a contemporary laptop game from the 1980s – dated equipment would fight for loading, delay and probably a failure under the weight of up-to-date requirements. The Ethereum infrastructure designed for a simpler era can no longer keep up, processing only 10 to 62 transactions per second, well below thousands needed to accept the mainstream.
Meanwhile, with the subtituting of sometimes blocks and fees in almost zero, Solana likes the growing popularity of the mainstream, which is apparent in the case of downloading pallets among the premiere of Trump. Ethereum remains challenging by high gas and congestion fees, pushing users and programmers to faster alternatives.
Not dealing with bottleneck scaling, Ethereum risks. While the Włrowadki layer 2 (L2) Ethereum softened the crowds of the network, ultimately serve as Stopgap agents that provide momentary relief. The first software approaches have problems with teething in interoperability and scalability, raising questions about the long -term sustainable development and importance of Ethereum.
Many L2 is designed to match the native network and cannot operate the application in real time, such as decentralized games or cross -border payments. Ethereum needs a fundamental change if he wants to maintain his leadership in the blockchain space. The solution is not about incremental software updates, but in accelerating the equipment.
Adjusting the Ethereum vision to the equipment
Vitalik Buterin milestone predicts that Ethereum achieves full verification of nodes on consumer devices, which is a key step towards wider accessibility and decentralization of blockchain. Buterin emphasized the transfer from Patchwork solutions to building a well -rounded computing infrastructure to realize this vision. Specialized equipment, such as integrated specific circuits for the application (ASICS), is the key: it improves transaction processing speeds, reduces delay and optimizes energy consumption. It is the basis for balanced Ethereum scaling, ensuring that the network is growing without prejudiced for its basic principles.
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The update of Pectra Ethereum will also not solve their basic challenges of scaling, emphasizing the urgency of better scalability and stability. Key optimizations introduced – account abstraction and improved operations of validators – try to improve the efficiency and impressions of the Ethereum user, but do not significantly boost transaction capacity or reduce network delay.
Ethereum risks lagging behind without specialized equipment, weakening his position as a settlement layer for the blockchain community. Investing in equipment solutions allows Ethereum to effectively scale, while maintaining your involvement in decentralization and supporting the growing user base.
The employ of mainstream and actual applications
The effect of scaling solutions of the equipment goes far beyond Ethereum itself. Tradfi players study cross -border payments based on blockchain, which require real -time processing. In case of problems with scalability inherited from the home layer, L2S itself cannot be scaled effectively to meet the usual demand for Tradfi. Cross -border transactions reached USD 190.1 trillion in 2023 and it is expected to boost only in 2025, indicating one thing: acceleration of equipment is necessary in encouraging the institutional acceptance of blockchain.
In addition to finances, equipment optimization increases the usability of blockchain in various industries, accelerating the reception of the mainstream. A noteworthy example is healthcare in which accelerated blockchain infrastructure can improve patient security and privacy. In the game industries that are based on active interactions, blockchain networks can facilitate provide real -time answers to users’ activities.
AI factor
Blockchain does not work in insulation; It competes with intensive computing industries, such as AI, a fashionable slogan from 2024. The growth of artificial intelligence changes industries, but also becomes a violent competitor of blockchain for electricity and equipment. Data centers, such as Hut 8 and Coin Scientific, prioritize AI loads that can generate up to 25 times more revenues than Bitcoin (BTC). These movements emphasize the growing pressure on the blockchain network in order to optimize resource efficiency or risk to the side in the race for computing dominance.
Critics say Ethereum “Dies slow death.” Once the house of decentralized financial innovations (DEFs) eTHEREUM scalability issues hinder his ability to compete with Defai. Ethereum must adopt specially built equipment to deal with its unproductive infrastructure, allow faster transactions and reduce energy consumption. In this way, Ethereum has a chance for the future against the development of AI and maintaining a competitive advantage in the field of mainstream adoption.
Time to invest in equipment is now
Ethereum was largely on the L2 scale, but there are momentary solutions that do not meet the basic operational requirements of the network. Hardware solutions are not unchanged for Ethereum now to keep your leader’s position in the field of blockchain innovation. From enabling tradfi’s trouble -free integration to support real -time interactions in games and healthcare, specially built equipment will solve the inefficiency of the ethereum infrastructure. Without decisive investments in accelerating Ethereum equipment, he risks stagnation while competitors are growing.
Ethereum does not need another miniature -term patch. Requires a eternal solution. Another wave of blockchain adoption requires infrastructure that can operate it, which now means investing in equipment.
Opinion: Leo Fan, co -founder of Cysic.
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