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Ethereum Foundation: Shifts Focus to Security, Plans to Implement 128-bit Security Standard by 2026
Summary: According to market reports, the Ethereum Foundation has recently informed developers that it will shift its focus from 'pursuing speed' to 'ensuring security' in ecosystem development, with plans to fully implement a 128-bit security standard by 2026. The foundation believes that while zkEVM has made significant progress in performance over the past year, some solutions ...
According to market reports, the Ethereum Foundation has recently informed developers that it will shift its focus from 'pursuing speed' to 'ensuring security' in ecosystem development, with plans to fully implement a 128-bit security standard by 2026. The foundation believes that while zkEVM has made significant progress in performance over the past year, some solutions rely on unverified mathematical assumptions, posing risks of on-chain state forgery. Therefore, the next crucial steps include strengthening formal verification, resistance to attacks, and basic cryptographic security. As per the foundation's roadmap, security review and assessment tools will be provided in the future, requiring zkEVM to achieve a minimum 128-bit security strength by 2026, the current mainstream cryptographic level. The new standard may slow down the progress of some scaling projects, but the foundation emphasizes that in the long run, resilience to attacks and credibility are essential prerequisites for attracting institutions and high-value applications. Security must be ensured before focusing on performance improvements.
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