2026-01-08 12:29:52

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik recently shared an interesting perspective—rather than obsessing over low latency, it's better to focus on increasing bandwidth and scalability, which are more conducive to decentralization and security. What is his reasoning? Latency is constrained by physical factors such as the speed of light, node geographic distribution, and resistance to censorship. These are unavoidable physical limitations. Therefore, instead of building Ethereum into a low-latency gaming server, it should be positioned as a "global heartbeat"—a reliable foundation for the entire ecosystem. Vitalik believes that applications requiring faster response times can be fully achieved through Layer 2 solutions and off-chain components, which preserve the mainnet's stability and security while meeting performance needs.

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Web3ExplorerLin

· 01-11 01:28

honestly vitalik's onto something here... physics > hype, always. the whole "global heartbeat" framing is *chef's kiss* because it just acknowledges what we've been ignoring—you can't outrun light speed, so why pretend? layer 2s handle the speed demons anyway

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DataBartender

· 01-08 12:54

Haha, how come I didn't think of this idea from Vitalik earlier? It's definitely much more sensible than those projects that boast about low latency. Physical constraints like the speed of light can't be bypassed, yet we're still fighting over milliseconds—aren't we just fighting ourselves? L2 is the real way to go. When it comes to system design, this guy still has the broader vision. Mainnet stability and L2 speed—both are achievable. It just makes sense when you think about it.

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BearMarketSurvivor

· 01-08 12:43

Ha, now V God has finally spoken... I've always thought that low latency is just a false demand. Bandwidth and scalability are the real keys. I've been saying this during the L2 explosion over the past two years. Speed of light can't be changed, so what's the point of competing over low latency...

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GasFeeNightmare

· 01-08 12:39

Seeing this late at night, I was just thinking—it's just blaming L2 for high gas fees. Now they're even blaming delays. They want us to do cross-chain and save money at the same time, truly impressive. In theory, there's nothing wrong, but in practice I still have to pay bridging fees😅

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TokenomicsShaman

· 01-08 12:39

V God, I really respect this idea; finally someone has spoken out. The low-latency setup is just a false demand; the real bottleneck isn't there at all. --- L2 is the way to go. The mainnet should focus on being a global settlement layer and not try to do everything. --- Physical constraints are unavoidable; that's the core issue. Instead of obsessing over low latency, it's better to focus on expanding capacity. --- Damn, how many people are still talking about low latency? Turns out, they've already figured it out—security > latency. --- Now those projects hyping low latency are in an awkward spot, haha. --- I like the analogy of the global heartbeat; it's much more reliable than some high-speed trading servers.

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