zkRollups are poised to be one of the most significant innovations for Ethereum’s scalability by 2025. By moving most computation and data storage off-chain, zkRollups offer a way to drastically reduce the load on Ethereum’s main chain while maintaining its security and decentralization. By utilizing zero-knowledge proofs, zkRollups ensure that transactions are processed off-chain but still validated in a way that guarantees their correctness, without the need for users to trust a third party. By 2025, as Ethereum continues to evolve through upgrades like EIP-4844 (proto-danksharding) and zkRollup adoption, Ethereum could potentially handle tens of thousands of transactions per second (TPS), bringing it closer to the scalability of traditional financial networks. The challenge will be achieving widespread rollup adoption, ensuring their security, and maintaining compatibility with Ethereum’s existing infrastructure.

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