Vitalik Buterin outlined an Ethereum scaling plan in a post on X, stating the network can boost near-term throughput by making blocks faster to verify and using more of the 12-second slot while building toward zero-knowledge proofs and data blobs. Upcoming upgrades will allow clients to review block components in parallel rather than sequentially, and changes to block construction via ePBS in the Glamsterdam upgrade will use more of each processing window instead of finishing early, enabling more transactions per block without raising error or instability risk. The plan also proposes recalibrating gas to make permanent on-chain storage more expensive while giving routine computation and transfers additional headroom, as bundling those costs grows the blockchain over time and raises node-operation expenses that can push out smaller operators. Over a longer horizon, Buterin envisions relying more on zero-knowledge proofs and expanding blob capacity—initially introduced to cut layer-2 posting costs—to eventually carry Ethereum transaction data and let validators confirm activity without re-executing every transaction.