Reversing Ethereum’s blockchain would disrupt decentralized finance, cross-chain bridges, and layer-2 networks, creating widespread instability

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Reversing Ethereum’s blockchain would disrupt decentralized finance, cross-chain bridges, and layer-2 networks, creating widespread instability

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Beiko said that a complete rollback “would be even worse.” He said it would undo all settled transactions — including exchange sales and real-world asset redemptions — without reversing the offchain side.

"I wish we could roll back for the Bybit hack, I'm not against the idea. But the DAO hack was 15% of ETH with a clean recovery path. Today, a rollback would break bridges, stablecoins, L2s, RWAs and so much more. ETH ecosystem is just too interconnected now for a clean solution like 2016," said Gautham Santhosh, co-founder of Polynomial.fi.

In a Feb. 22 X post, Beiko explained that while the proposal may seem reasonable to some, it is technically complex and could lead to significant consequences.

Beiko said that a complete rollback “would be even worse.” He said it would undo all settled transactions — including exchange sales and real-world asset redemptions — without reversing the offchain side.

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