Buterin to Give attention to Mature L2 Initiatives, Emphasizes Safety First

• Vitalik Buterin shares insights on his desire for Layer 2 tasks that reached Stage 1.
• Buterin asserts that he’ll speak solely about Stage 1 L2s on public platforms.
• The Ethereum founder says a number of ZK Rollups are gearing as much as attain Stage 1 by the tip of 2024.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has declared his intention to focus on extra mature Layer 2 (L2) tasks beginning subsequent 12 months.

In an X publish on September 12, he said that he would solely focus on L2 tasks on public platforms if they’ve reached not less than Stage 1 of their improvement. He did, nevertheless, notice that he may make exceptions for notably revolutionary or attention-grabbing tasks, permitting for a “transient grace interval.”

Buterin elaborated on his standards for discussing L2 tasks in weblog posts and/or interviews. He harassed that the mission should have reached Stage 1, no matter his private investments or connections. Reaching Stage 1, he defined, is a big milestone indicating substantial progress. He additionally shared his pleasure about a number of ZK Rollups which are on observe to achieve Stage 1 by the tip of 2024.

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Buterin’s L2 Imaginative and prescient and Safety Considerations

Buterin’s L2 imaginative and prescient has just lately confronted criticism, with some arguing that L2s have strayed from Ethereum’s core rules. Nevertheless, these critics appear to have missed Buterin’s 2020 roadmap, which detailed a rollup-centric strategy to L2 improvement.

Buterin additionally harassed the significance of completely testing security-proof techniques earlier than eradicating any extra security measures. He sees this as important for verifying the integrity of L2 options and believes that prematurely abandoning these measures is irresponsible.

Buterin considers Stage 1 a “cheap average milestone,” the place 75% of committee members can override the proof system if essential. He additionally famous that 26% of committee members come from exterior the rollup group, guaranteeing variety and stopping conflicts of curiosity.