In this episode I read “A rollup- centric ethereum roadmap” by Vitalik Buterin- written on October 2, 2020. In this roadmap, Vitalik shares how he sees the Ethereum network advancing in both the short term and the long term. This is an important post since it describes how rollups will assist in the transition from ETH1 to ETH2. Vitalik describes a plan to focus on rollups- both in terms of advancing ETH 1 to better support this technology, and also helping applications move some of their transactional activity to upper layers. After elaborating on the economic benefits of a rollup centric Ethereum network, Vitalik talks about long term plans. He shares the idea of a “phase 1.5” approach to ETH 2 where the base layer emphasizes on facilitating consensus between layers and providing full data availability to its users. Lastly, he speculates about what ETH 2 could like in the future. Enjoy!