{"id":21370,"date":"2026-02-05T10:50:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T10:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/vitalik-buterin-criticizes-copy-paste-ethereum-scaling-projects\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T10:50:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T10:50:36","slug":"vitalik-buterin-criticizes-copy-paste-ethereum-scaling-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/vitalik-buterin-criticizes-copy-paste-ethereum-scaling-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitalik Buterin criticizes copy-paste Ethereum scaling projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has pushed back against what he described as a lack of originality in the current layer-2 and blockchain scaling landscape.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_43f89c248daeeb1fd5892e70ab9cfeb3\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vitalik Buterin criticized the growing trend of launching similar EVM-based layer-2 chains, arguing that copy-paste designs have slowed meaningful innovation in Ethereum\u2019s scaling ecosystem.<\/li>\n<li>He said Ethereum\u2019s base layer is already scaling and will provide significant blockspace, reducing the need for additional generic layer-1 networks or loosely connected EVM chains.<\/li>\n<li>Buterin urged developers to build systems that offer genuinely new capabilities and to align their branding with how closely their projects are actually connected to Ethereum.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>In a blog <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/farcaster.xyz\/vitalik.eth\/0x7e15c891\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">post <\/a>published earlier today, Buterin said the ecosystem has grown too comfortable with launching similar EVM-based chains that add little technical innovation.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cWe don\u2019t need more copypasta EVM chains,\u201d Says Vitalik Buterin<\/h2>\n<p>Buterin argued that creating yet another EVM chain with an optimistic bridge to Ethereum (ETH) and a week-long withdrawal delay has become a default approach.<\/p>\n<p>He compared the trend to the early days of DeFi governance, when repeated forks of protocols like Compound stifled innovation.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>According to Buterin, this pattern has \u201csapped imagination\u201d and pushed infrastructure development into a dead end. He was even more critical of EVM chains that lack a meaningful connection to Ethereum, saying the ecosystem does not need more standalone layer-1 networks.<\/p>\n<p>Buterin also noted that Ethereum\u2019s base layer is already scaling and will continue to provide significantly more EVM-compatible blockspace. While not infinite, he said Ethereum will be able to support a wide range of applications.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Buterin has recently raised broader concerns about how decisions are made within the Ethereum ecosystem. In a previous blog post, he argued that governance should move away from informal, sentiment-driven decision-making and toward more structured, accountable mechanisms. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Call for meaningful innovation<\/h2>\n<p>Instead, Buterin urged developers to focus on building systems that introduce genuinely new capabilities. He pointed to privacy-focused designs, application-specific efficiency, and ultra-low latency execution as examples. <\/p>\n<p>Buterin also criticized projects that present themselves as tightly connected to Ethereum while maintaining only minimal or superficial links.<\/p>\n<p>He said teams should be honest about how dependent they actually are on Ethereum.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has pushed back against what he described as a lack of originality in the current layer-2 and blockchain scaling landscape. 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