# How do we Solve these Problems?

Rest assured that the Ethereum foundation is working hard to find solutions.  As Vitalik said: 

<figure><img src="/files/iEIdRHFfnkbM217KhFV2" alt=""><figcaption><p>Source:  <a href="https://messari.io/article/ecosystem-of-ethereum-scaling-solutions">Messari</a></p></figcaption></figure>

Currently, there are several proposed strategies to solve Ethereum’s Scalability problem, and they can be broken into two categories:

* On-Chain Solutions:  On-Chain solutions focus on improving the native blockchain itself.  The most popular flavors are i) Consensus Protocol Improvements and ii) Multi-Chain Architectures
* Off-Chain Solutions:  Off-Chain solutions move transaction, data and or / security off of the native blockchain to increase efficiency.  Popular off-chain solutions include Rollups, Side Chains, Plasma and Validium

Let's explore these further... :point\_right:


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