Ethereum Foundation Member: Ethereum is moving towards confirming execution correctness through zkEVM proof of stake

BlockBeats News, February 10, a member of the Ethereum Foundation, ladislaus.eth, posted that Ethereum is advancing a key but relatively low-profile architectural shift: moving from executing all transactions in a block by nodes to confirming correctness of execution through zkEVM proofs. The related proposal is supported by EIP-8025 (Optimistic Execution Proofs), allowing validators at the consensus layer to choose to validate multiple-client zk proofs instead of running a full execution layer, without requiring an upgrade or fork.

This mechanism is expected to significantly reduce node hardware and sync costs, benefiting independent validators and home nodes, and laying the groundwork for future L1 execution scalability, ePBS (planned for the Glamsterdam upgrade), and native Rollups. The Ethereum L1-zkEVM roadmap is targeted for 2026, with the first dedicated conference scheduled for February 11.