[Ethereum Foundation Co-Executive Director: Zero-Knowledge Proofs Are Key to Ethereum's Future]
Ethereum Foundation Co-Executive Director Hsiao-Wei Wang stated in an interview that Ethereum is gradually integrating zero-knowledge cryptography into the core components of its network. She noted that zero-knowledge technology has become part of Ethereum's mid-term roadmap, achieving multiple breakthroughs over the past one to two years. Currently, the focus of upgrades remains on optimizing Layer 2 network execution and Blob space, but zero-knowledge as a protocol-level feature is becoming increasingly feasible. Ethereum researchers have released a native zkEVM plan, enabling the network to use zero-knowledge proofs by default to verify transactions, thereby reducing the workload required to secure Ethereum while maintaining decentralization and reliability. Hsiao-Wei Wang emphasized that Ethereum's resilience, security, censorship resistance, and neutrality remain its core values.