'We Need a New Path': Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Rips Up L2-Focused Roadmap

In brief

• Vitalik Buterin said Ethereum needs “a new path” that relies less on layer-2 networks.
• He warned some L2s have compromised on decentralization and should not be treated as “branded” extensions of Ethereum.
• Buterin urged L2 developers to pitch a value proposition beyond simply “scaling Ethereum.”