#美国就业数据表现强劲超出预期 The Layer 2 ecosystem of Ethereum is facing a major security test. The latest technical standards have raised concerns: **zkEVM solutions must achieve a 128-bit provable security level by the end of 2026**. What does this threshold mean for the entire ecosystem?

Currently, many L2 projects are competing to prove speed, and the mathematical foundations of some proposals have not been fully verified. Once theoretical vulnerabilities are exploited, the consequences could be unimaginable—attacks such as forging proofs and main chain tampering could occur in extreme cases. This poses a systemic risk to an ecosystem worth hundreds of billions.

Why 128 bits? This level of security is comparable to military-grade encryption standards, and it would take billions of years to crack with current computational power. Rather than a functional upgrade, it's more like a re-anchoring of the entire ecosystem's trust system.

The schedule has been set: the official tool review will start in early 2026, with a mid-term mandatory target of reaching a security baseline of 100, and completing 128-bit verification and optimizing proof size by the end of the year. There will inevitably be project strategy adjustments and even exits during the process, but this growing pain is an essential path to ecological maturity.

In the long term, when security becomes a standard rather than a selling point, Ethereum can truly build a moat that attracts institutional capital. Ensuring security is the prerequisite for unlocking value. What are your thoughts on this direction?