Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum could reach 4-8 second block times and fully adopt STARKs within two years

Vitalik Buterin, in a remote keynote at the 2026 Shanghai Blockchain International Week and 12th Global Blockchain Summit, said zero-knowledge proofs are the biggest technical change in blockchain over the past decade and that Ethereum's fork upgrades over the next two years will fully adopt STARKs, with block times potentially reaching 4-8 seconds.

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