Buterin Says Ethereum’s Last ‘Normal’ Fork Is Planned for 2027

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, in a Sept. 27 essay, outlined a 2030 vision where finality reaches eight to 32 seconds, with lighter verification and stronger privacy. He said the network's last 'normal' fork is planned for 2027, and decentralization, once a performance burden, is being reimagined as the network evolves beyond a simple blockchain description.