Vitalik speaks: the goal of Ethereum for the next year is a 10-fold expansion, confident in the future of Layer 2. AI-generated annotation. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, in his speech at EthTokyo 2025, emphasized that Layer 2 solutions will be the future of Ethereum's development, aiming for 10-fold scaling next year. He called for more Asian developers to join and proposed a funding model that combines ICO and DAO governance to enhance community engagement and transparency. [Block律动] On September 9, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin spoke at EthTokyo 2025 and expressed confidence that Layer 2 solutions are the future development of Ethereum, also proposing an ambitious goal: Ethereum plans to achieve tenfold expansion next year, increasing the network's throughput and accessibility while maintaining decentralization and security. Vitalik particularly highlighted the role of Asia. Chinese developers created the early client PyEthereum, volunteers translated the white paper and documentation into several languages, and community forces contributed to the globalization of Ethereum. He compared the development styles of China and Japan: Chinese projects move quickly and on a large scale; Japanese developers are better at testing new technologies. Looking to the future, Vitalik calls for more researchers and application developers to join, stressing that one should not rely solely on the core team. He encourages Asian developers to focus on efficiency and security, believing that AI will become an important learning tool. New technologies often 'reset' the ecosystem, such as breakthroughs provided by proof of ignorance. Vitalik predicts that in the 2030s we will witness a new technological paradigm. Vitalik confirmed that Ethereum's mission is to connect Eastern and Western communities. Regarding funding models, he believes that the global advantages of ICO outweigh traditional venture capital, and proposed in the future to combine ICO with DAO governance to create a more open and transparent funding mechanism.