Vitalik: The new EVM chain should be innovative and genuinely dependent on Ethereum, avoiding blind copying.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin stated that "currently, many newly built EVM chains simply replicate existing architectures or connect to Ethereum via optimistic bridges with a one-week delay. This approach is similar to repeatedly copying Compound in governance, which, while 'comfortable,' exhausts innovation in the long run, leading the ecosystem into a dead end. If new chains are not connected to Ethereum's optimistic bridges (i.e., purely replacing L1), the situation is even worse. What the ecosystem truly needs are projects that bring new features, such as privacy protection, application-specific efficiency, or ultra-low latency. The form of 'Ethereum connection' must match the actual functionality. For example, prediction market applications can issue and settle markets and manage user accounts on L1, but transaction execution occurs in a Rollup or L2 system, verifying signatures and market states through L1. A deeply connected L1 architecture should be prioritized, rather than a formal bridge for approval. Another type of 'application chain' can verify algorithm execution on government, social media, or gaming platforms through STARKs." Chains that guarantee updates are authorized and executed according to pre-committed rules, while not entirely Ethereum, offer algorithmic transparency and minimized trust, facilitating economic activities that would otherwise be impossible. New projects should achieve two things: first, genuinely bring innovation, not just copy existing EVM chains; second, their public image should match their actual functionality, and the project's claimed connectivity with Ethereum should accurately reflect its technological and ecosystem dependencies, ensuring ecosystem interoperability and long-term value.