Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Cheers as TPS Skyrockets! 🥳
Ethereum's co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, is thrilled with the blockchain's latest achievement, taking to social media to celebrate a new transaction speed record.
On November 4, 2025, the Ethereum network hit an impressive 3,453 transactions per second (TPS) at 14:37 UTC, a significant leap from its usual 15-30 TPS on the mainnet (layer-1). But here's the twist: with layer-2 rollups like Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, and zkSync, the Ethereum ecosystem can handle hundreds to thousands of TPS!
Buterin's praise for zkSync Atlas as an 'underrated and valuable' solution highlights the importance of scalability. He believes 'incorruptibility' is the blockchain's superpower, and he's not wrong! But this is where it gets controversial: he also pointed out that scalability has been a major challenge for Ethereum, often causing congestion during peak demand.
The good news? Ethereum is tackling this issue head-on with layer-2 rollups, proto-danksharing, and other innovative solutions. The future looks bright for Ethereum's scalability, but will it be enough to satisfy the growing demand? Share your thoughts below!
