'You are not scaling Ethereum': Vitalik Buterin issues a blunt reality check to the biggest crypto networks
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Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder, expressed concerns about the scalability of Ethereum and other major crypto networks, citing slower progress toward decentralization and increased reliance on layer-1 scaling.
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Market impact analysis based on bearish sentiment with 80% confidence.
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- groq-llama-3.1-8b-instant
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- groq-llama-3.1-8b-instant
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- 40998
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The roadmap in place doesn't make as much sense because progress among layer-2s toward later stages of decentralization has been slower and more difficult, and Ethereum itself is now scaling directly on layer-1.
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Original article published by CoinDesk on February 3, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.
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