Advancing Ethereum Scalability: Architectural Innovation Trends in the Layer 2 | Devcon SEA

Thu, Oct 2, 2025, 12:00 AM

In this session, Joshua will explore recent research findings and upcoming Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs). He will explain the technical details of EIP-4844 (Shard Blob Transactions), single-slot finality, and other significant protocol upgrades. The talk will provide insights into how these changes impact Layer 2 scalability. Lastly, he will discuss latest architectural innovations in Layer 2 solutions both optimistic and ZK-rollups, offering a neutral perspective for assessment. Speaker(s): Joshua Cheong Skill level: Intermediate Track: Layer 2 Keywords: Core Protocol, Architecture, EIP4844, Blobs, Danksharding, Layer 2s, Data Availability, Optimistic rollups, Zk Rollups, Blobspace, Commitment Scheme, node, analytics, performance Follow us: https://twitter.com/efdevcon, https://twitter.com/ethereum, https://warpcast.com/devcon Learn more about devcon: https://www.devcon.org/ Learn more about ethereum: https://ethereum.org/ Visit the https://archive.devcon.org/ to gain access to the entire library of Devcon talks with the ease of filtering, playlists, personalized suggestions, decentralized access on Swarm, IPFS and more. Devcon is the Ethereum conference for developers, researchers, thinkers, and makers. Devcon SEA was held in Bangkok, Thailand on Nov 12 - Nov 15, 2024. Devcon is organized and presented by the Ethereum Foundation. To find out more, please visit https://ethereum.foundation/