According to Mihir (@RhythmicAnalyst), there is a proposal that the Ethereum blockchain should fork based on a court order to recover $1.46 billion USD from a hack. This suggestion raises debates on the balance between decentralization and legal intervention in blockchain governance, impacting trader confidence and market stability (Mihir, 2025).

According to VitalikButerin, forks should be considered for Ethereum protocol bugs, not Layer 2 issues. Future protocol upgrades might integrate ZK EVM verifiers as part of native rollups, enhancing security and minimizing fork necessity. Traders should monitor these developments for potential impacts on Ethereum's scalability and stability.