PANews reported on December 21st that, according to Cryptoslate, the Ethereum Foundation recently informed developers that it will shift its focus from pursuingPANews reported on December 21st that, according to Cryptoslate, the Ethereum Foundation recently informed developers that it will shift its focus from pursuing

Ethereum Foundation: Development focus shifts to security; plans to implement 128-bit security standards next year.

2025/12/21 13:12

PANews reported on December 21st that, according to Cryptoslate, the Ethereum Foundation recently informed developers that it will shift its focus from pursuing speed to ensuring security, and plans to fully implement the 128-bit security standard by 2026. The Foundation warned that without formally verified reliability, attackers could rewrite the state, making high speed a serious vulnerability. The Foundation believes that while zkEVM has made significant performance progress over the past year, some solutions rely on unverified mathematical assumptions, theoretically posing a risk of on-chain state forgery. Therefore, the next phase of work will focus on strengthening formal verification, attack resistance, and fundamental cryptographic security.

According to the foundation's plan, security review and assessment tools will be provided in the future, requiring zkEVM to reach a minimum security strength of 128 bits by 2026, which is currently the level recognized by mainstream cryptography. The new standard may slow down the progress of some expansion projects, but the foundation emphasizes that in the long run, resistance to attacks and trustworthiness are important prerequisites for attracting institutions and high-value applications. Security must be solidified first before performance improvements can be discussed.

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