Vitalik Buterin Outlines Ethereum's Strategic Plans for 2026

According to ChainCatcher, Vitalik Buterin has announced on social media that 2026 will be a pivotal year for Ethereum in reclaiming ground in self-sovereignty and trustlessness. The plans include simplifying node operations through ZK-EVM and BAL technology, launching Helios to verify RPC data, and implementing ORAM and PIR technologies to protect user privacy. Additionally, Ethereum aims to develop social recovery wallets and time-lock features to enhance fund security, as well as improve on-chain UI and IPFS applications. Buterin emphasized that Ethereum will address compromises made over the past decade in node operations, application decentralization, and data privacy, refocusing on its core values. Although this will be a lengthy process, it is expected to strengthen the Ethereum ecosystem.