Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has unveiled a comprehensive plan to enhance the network's transaction capacity through parallel block verification and data cost reforms. The proposal aims to increase transaction throughput without compromising decentralization by allowing nodes to process different parts of a block simultaneously, thus optimizing the 12-second block time slots. This approach, part of the upcoming Glamsterdam and ePBS updates, seeks to improve efficiency without enlarging block size or requiring more powerful hardware. Additionally, Buterin's plan addresses the fee structure for permanent data storage. By imposing higher fees on operations that require long-term data retention, such as smart contract deployment, the network can prevent blockchain bloat and maintain accessibility for smaller validators. The strategy also includes leveraging zero-knowledge proofs and blobs to manage mainnet data, potentially reducing computational demands and supporting broader participation in the network. This multi-faceted roadmap combines immediate software upgrades with a long-term economic redesign to ensure sustainable scaling.