A native zkEVM scales bandwidth, not just execution (opens in new tab)

by mike neuder – sunday, june 21, 2026. \cdot Thanks to Ignacio and Ladislaus for fruitful discussions and comments. \cdot tl;dr; Enshrining a native zkEVM is part of Ethereum’s scaling roadmap. This upgrade is mainly pitched in terms of execution scaling; instead of fully executing the transaction in a block, validators will simply download and verify a cryptographic proof of correctness of the entire block. In theory, this unlocks massive potential increases in Ethereum’s gas limit. However...