# @vitalik.eth: Ethereum L1 protocol research taking leaps forward in 2026

Source: https://farcaster.xyz/vitalik.eth/0xcaab9394
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/vitaliketh-Ethereum-L1-protocol-research-taking-leaps-forward-in-2026?index=0x699773c72f738e20197c45be9a9164a984ebcec671c3bca7dc80d3291b9f06c336259888
Submitted by misha on 2026-02-19 UTC, 2 upvotes, 0 comments

Ethereum L1 protocol research is taking leaps forward in 2026. A good post from @ralexstokes:

https://x.com/ralexstokes/status/2024155683319611850

* Scale
* Improve UX
* Harden