Ethereum may transition to a fully zero-knowledge proof protocol within 3 to 5 years.

CoinFeed reported on June 10th that, according to The Block, Consensys CEO Joseph Lubin stated that Ethereum is expected to evolve into a protocol entirely based on zero-knowledge proofs (ZK proofs) within the next 3 to 5 years. This would enhance Layer 1 performance with solutions such as "Lean Ethereum" and improve composability with various Layer 2 protocols. Lubin noted that current Layer 2 protocols like Linea and Gnosis have implemented real-time ZK proofs for cross-network synchronous transactions, and in the future, they may enable a single atomic execution environment without the need for bridges, thereby unifying fragmented liquidity.