Ethereum demonstrates resilience amid finality delays, says Vitalik Buterin

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The resilience of the Ethereum network against technological failures has gained expert attention, particularly from co-founder Vitalik Buterin, who noted that the protocol remains functional even during block finality delays. Although issues may affect transaction speeds, the network can continue operating normally until erroneous blocks are confirmed. Fabricio Romano Genovese highlighted Ethereum's similarity to Bitcoin under such circumstances. However, Polygon representatives warned that certain infrastructure components might face stability challenges, leading to temporary reductions in transaction processing efficiency.

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2026-01-13 08:54:19

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The network’s resilience to technological failures has once again attracted the attention of experts. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin made an important remark about the protocol’s ability to continue functioning even during temporary disruptions in block finality.

According to Buterin, when the block confirmation process slows down for several hours due to errors in client software, the network remains viable. The main condition is that as long as the erroneous blocks have not received final confirmation, the ecosystem can operate normally without critical disruptions.

Parallels with Bitcoin and expert analysis

Fabrizio Romano Genovese, PhD in Computer Science, agreed with this assessment, noting an interesting detail: Ethereum behaves similarly to Bitcoin under such circumstances. Both protocols demonstrate comparable resilience to temporary delays in the finalization process.

Impact on the ecosystem: cross-chain solutions and Layer2

However, representatives of Polygon pointed out the real challenges faced by components built on the Ethereum ecosystem. Infrastructure such as cross-chain bridges and Layer2 solutions may encounter stability issues.

Despite these limitations, the Polygon network itself will remain operational, although users may experience transaction processing delays until the finality mechanism is fully restored. Thus, it is not a complete system failure but a temporary decrease in performance.

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