According to VitalikButerin, the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) overhead is not a significant bottleneck in the Ethereum network. He emphasizes that cryptography and storage trees are more critical factors affecting the network's performance.

According to VitalikButerin, the overhead of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) is not a significant bottleneck in the Ethereum network. Instead, he emphasizes that cryptography and storage trees are more critical factors affecting performance.