2026-01-02 12:27:08

Ethereum's development focus in 2026 is quietly shifting. According to industry discussions, although the L1 scaling target (300 million Gas level) has not yet been fully achieved, in order to meet the growing demand from institutional investors, the Ethereum core development team has begun to re-prioritize—allocating more effort toward finality improvements and privacy protection mechanisms.

This shift is driven by practical considerations: institutional capital entry requires faster transaction confirmation speeds and stricter privacy guarantees. It is understood that dedicated development teams are already working on these two areas. In other words, Ethereum is moving from solely pursuing throughput to balancing speed and privacy—preparing more deeply for institutionalized funding.

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HackerWhoCares

· 10h ago

Institutional players come in and change the direction, this routine feels a bit familiar haha --- Privacy + finality sounds good, but with 300 million gas still not settled, why switch now? --- Basically, it's still about grabbing institutional funds. The secret adjustment of priorities depends on how the follow-up is executed --- Balancing speed and privacy? Sounds great, but can it actually be achieved? --- Wait, what about the retail users' experience? Are we just going to give up on that? --- Instead of changing the direction, it's better to finish the current tasks, everyone --- Institutionalized funds, yeah, but underlying users are still waiting for cheap gas

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BlockDetective

· 10h ago

Ha, this is what you call compromise, a real compromise. Wait, Layer 1 scaling hasn't even been implemented yet, and you're changing direction again? It feels like playing Tetris—if you can't stack the blocks, just switch to a different game... Whenever institutional investors come in, they change the requirements. Fast speed and strict privacy—so our small retail investors' TPS dreams are just going to be dashed? Actually, this strategy isn't too bad. That's just how reality is—those with money carry more weight. Finality plus privacy—if these two are to be done well, it might be more difficult than stacking Gas. Wait, do we still need Layer 2? Things are feeling a bit messy.

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GasFeePhobia

· 10h ago

Institutional daddy is here, L1 scalability was just let go --- Honestly, it's still about money. Privacy suddenly became important --- Wait, can finality and privacy really be achieved together? I feel like it's just hype again --- Speed of transition and privacy? What about small retail investors... they've been ignored again --- Stop bragging, let's talk when it actually lands. They've made too many promises before --- Institutional funds are like Ethereum's new daddy, haha, this move is quite realistic --- If privacy protection is well done, would you still dare to put it on the chain? Contradiction in itself --- Another "deep-level preparation"... feels like this phrase has been overused

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RadioShackKnight

· 10h ago

Institutionalization is just institutionalization, anyway small retail investors still have to drink the soup --- Damn, it's another route change for big funds. We small shrimp have long been used to this --- Privacy protection? That's the key point. Finally, I get it --- It feels a bit regrettable to give up on throughput. Is 300 million gas a dream? --- Speed and privacy are indeed more practical than just stacking Gas. I approve of this adjustment --- So the ultimate enhancement is to make confirmation faster? Why not just say it directly --- Really? When institutions come, Ethereum will have to change its genes? --- This logic is interesting. Turns out they were waiting for big players to enter before taking serious action --- I'm curious about the specifics of privacy. Won't it just be some hype talk?

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