Ethereum Scales Up with PeerDAS and ZK-EVMs

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Ethereum Races Ahead: PeerDAS and ZK-EVMs Set Stage for Massive Scalability

Written by Aaron S.,

Editor-In-Chief

Last Updated: January 05, 2026

Key Takeaways

Vitalik Buterin said Ethereum is close to solving the blockchain trilemma through PeerDAS and zkEVM technologies;
PeerDAS is planned for 2025, with zkEVMs set to begin limited use in 2026 before wider adoption later in the decade;
Ethereum aims to boost capacity and security while staying decentralized, which marks a major step in its 10-year evolution.

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Ethereum Races Ahead: PeerDAS and ZK-EVMs Set Stage for Massive Scalability

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Ethereum’s co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, recently said that the network is close to overcoming one of the biggest issues in blockchain design.

In a post on X, Buterin pointed to two key developments: Peer Data Availability Sampling (PeerDAS) and Zero-Knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machines (zkEVMs).

According to him, these technologies are helping Ethereum ETH $3,011.52 move toward a version that can handle more activity while staying open and secure.

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Buterin said these upgrades are changing the network's very nature. He called them the foundation of a "new and more capable" Ethereum.

He mentioned that PeerDAS is expected to arrive in 2025, with zkEVMs seeing early use across parts of the network by 2026.

He explained that Ethereum currently combines decentralization, agreement on data, and high processing capacity. The system’s technical foundation is already running, with data sampling active on the main network and zkEVMs ready in terms of performance.

Over the next few years, Buterin expects gradual progress. In 2026, Ethereum could raise gas limits, the limit on how much computing power can be used per block, without relying on zkEVMs.

Between 2026 and 2028, there will likely be updates to data handling and network structure to make these changes secure. From 2027 to 2030, zkEVMs are expected to take on a central role in verifying network activity, allowing even higher capacity.

Buterin recalled his first discussion about solving data availability issues back in 2017 and said the journey has finally reached a major milestone.

Recently, Buterin suggested Ethereum should focus on helping people better understand how it works if it wants to reach genuine "trustlessness". What did he say? Read the full story.