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Ethereum enters a new phase as ZK-EVMs and PeerDAS reshape scalability, decentralization, and consensus, according to Vitalik Buterin. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the network is entering a historic transformation phase. He opened by describing how ZK-EVMs and PeerDAS re-architecture blockchain. Consequently, Ethereum has currently integrated high bandwidth, high consensus, and decentralization. Therefore, he claimed that the trilemma of blockchain, which has long been the subject of discussion, is successfully addressed with live code. ZK-EVMs and PeerDAS Mark a Structural Shift for Ethereum Buterin says that PeerDAS is running on Ethereum mainnet. In the meantime, ZK-EVMs are in production level at the alpha level. Therefore, Ethereum today is a sort of a new breed of decentralized network. He linked this change to BitTorrent and Bitcoin to emphasize its significance. As happens in one’s life, I’ve been taking stock of my last 40 years. It’s been a wild ride. I’ve gone from consulting for the NSA to watching the early stages of Bitcoin. Then, I met Arthur, Jed, and Chris and worked on coding the XRP Ledger. Now, I’ve spent more than 13 years… — David ‘JoelKatz’ Schwartz (@JoelKatz) September 30, 2025 BitTorrent, which was initiated in 2000, provided massive bandwidth, decentralization and no consensus. Bitcoin, which was launched in 2009, was successful in obtaining consensus and decentralization, but with limited bandwidth. Nonetheless, now Ethereum, along with PeerDAS and ZK-EVMs, can implement all three properties at the same time. This transformation, as he pointed out, was not hypothetical. Related Reading: Ethereum News: Buterin Urges Ethereum to Strengthen Its Mission as a Global World Computer | Live Bitcoin News Buterin underlined that today, data availability sampling is already being used on mainnet. Simultaneously, ZK-EVMs are production quality in terms of performance and safety is to be improved. He termed this success as…

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