Ethereum Set for Massive Upgrade: Vitalik Buterin’s Plan to Supercharge L1 Performance

Ethereum Set for Massive Upgrade: Buterin’s 10x Ethereum Upgrade Vision

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin announced intentions to tenfold scale Ethereum’s Layer 1 (L1) over the course of the next year at ETHGlobal Prague, stressing a methodical and security-focused approach. Buterin noted that the entire implementation of the improvements would take about 18 months.

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Buterin advised against making hasty adjustments that could jeopardize user privacy or ETH’s ability to withstand censorship. Important changes to the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and improvements to stateless nodes are included in the roadmap. Dankrad Feist, an Ethereum researcher, suggested scaling L1 by 100x over five years, which is in contrast to this methodical plan. Even though on-chain activity was slow in Q1 2025, interest in Ethereum scaling is still growing.

Ethereum Sees Institutional Revival: ETF Inflows, Scaling Plans Boost Sentiment

The most recent data shows that Ethereum ETFs saw $564.18 million in May, the largest net inflows of 2025. In contrast to the substantial withdrawals in March, this shows a significant recovery in institutional confidence. At $9.45 billion, total net assets had also increased.

The chart shows the price decline and stagnation that followed the resurgence. Both asset levels and the price trajectory have been rising steadily since April. This is consistent with rising interest in Ethereum’s next L1 scaling plan. Increased confidence in ETH’s long-term scalability and worth could be shown by the inflow as investor sentiment increases.

Ethereum Faces Short-Term Hurdles Despite Strong ETF Inflows in May

Although ETF inflows were robust in May, Ethereum’s short-term technicals warn of caution. With no discernible overbought or oversold signals, the RSI was at 53.77 at the time of writing, indicating neutral momentum. The MACD displayed a bearish crossing, indicating waning bullish strength, with the red bars rising and the signal line above the MACD line.

A decline to $2,491.88 and price rejection close to the $2,700 level indicate short-term selling pressure. The price of ETH can stabilize or trend lower if it doesn’t regain support above $2,550 with increasing volume.

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