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PANews, January 11—According to CoinDesk, Hsiao-Wei Wang, Co-Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation, stated in an interview that Ethereum is steadily moving toward a future where zero-knowledge cryptography becomes a core part of the network. She described zero-knowledge technology as part of Ethereum's mid-term roadmap and noted that there have been many breakthroughs in this field over the past one to two years. Although recent upgrades have still focused on improving Layer 2 network execution and blob space, making zero-knowledge a protocol-level feature is becoming increasingly feasible. Introducing zero-knowledge directly into Ethereum's core could significantly reduce the amount of work required to secure the network, making it easier to scale without sacrificing decentralization or reliability. Hsiao-Wei Wang emphasized that even as the network continues to evolve, resilience, censorship resistance, and neutrality remain at the heart of Ethereum.

BlockBeats News, January 11th, Hsiao-Wei Wang, co-executive of the Ethereum Foundation, stated that Ethereum is steadily moving towards a future where zero-knowledge cryptography becomes core to the network, with years of research now merging with real-world progress. Zero-knowledge proofs are part of Ethereum's mid-term roadmap, with several breakthroughs achieved in the past year or two. While the current upgrade focus is on improving Layer 2 network execution and Blob space, zero-knowledge proofs as a protocol-level feature have become increasingly feasible. Furthermore, Ethereum researchers have released the native zkEVM plan, allowing the network to default to using zero-knowledge proofs to validate transactions. This technology can significantly reduce the computational effort required to secure Ethereum, enabling scalability without sacrificing decentralization or reliability. Hsiao-Wei Wang emphasized that even as the network continues to evolve, Ethereum's core principles of resilience, security, censorship resistance, and neutrality remain.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, the customer service hotline of the Social Fund of Russia handled approximately 37 million calls in 2025, most of which were routine inquiries (such as pensions, social benefits, etc.). However, among non-standard issues, inquiries related to cryptocurrency surged, becoming one of the most common questions. The most popular crypto-related questions included whether pensions can be received in cryptocurrency and whether mining income would affect the calculation of social benefits. The Social Fund of Russia clearly responded that all pensions and social payments are currently issued only in rubles, and digital assets are not within the jurisdiction of the Social Fund. Issues related to crypto income and taxation are handled by the Federal Tax Service of Russia.