Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has shared upcoming goals for the blockchain in the 'The Surge' phase. The focus is on achieving over 100,000 transactions per second and enhancing interoperability between blockchains.

Goals of The Surge Update

Buterin has highlighted the increase in throughput to over 100,000 transactions per second across Ethereum’s mainnet and layer 2s as a primary goal. Another priority is to integrate the Ethereum network as a single ecosystem rather than a collection of separate blockchains.

Ethereum should feel like one ecosystem, not 34 different blockchains.Vitalik Buterin

Challenges and Solutions

Despite the success of the rollup-centric roadmap, Buterin acknowledged that the platform faced unique challenges. Issues such as data availability sampling, improving data compression, and ensuring trust and security of secondary networks have been noted.

Improving User Experience

Buterin emphasized the need to improve user interactions between Ethereum's subsequent layer 2 networks. Simplifying usage and reducing technical strain on users are key development directions.

Vitalik Buterin envisions Ethereum's future as a robust, decentralized, and unified ecosystem capable of handling scalability and interoperability without compromising security.