Vitalik: Ethereum will refocus on autonomy and trustlessness in 2026

Comparing news, Vitalik Buterin posted on social media that 2026 will be a critical year for Ethereum to regain lost ground in terms of self-sovereignty and de-trusting. Plans include simplifying node operation through ZK-EVM and BAL technology, launching Helios to verify RPC data, implementing ORAM and PIR technology to protect user privacy, developing social recovery wallets and time lock functions to enhance fund security, and improving on-chain UI and IPFS applications. Buterin emphasized that Ethereum will correct compromises in node operation, application decentralization, and data privacy over the past decade, and refocus on core values. Although this will be a long process, it will make the Ethereum ecosystem stronger.