Vitalik Buterin’s Vision: Decentralizing Ethereum’s Future
In a recent blog post, Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum's co-founder, discussed the future of Ethereum staking and the pressing issue of centralization in the Ethereum ecosystem.
His focus was on the need for changes to promote greater decentralization. Buterin’s post also tackled the challenge of deciding whether to integrate specific protocols into Ethereum‘s core layer or build them on top of the network, covering topics like ERC-4337, ZK-EVMs, private mempools, code precompiles, and liquid staking.
Buterin supports the direct integration of certain protocols, like ERC-4337, into Ethereum’s code but approached others, such as private mempools, cautiously acknowledging the complexity of each protocol’s trade-offs. He said that ongoing talks and decisions about this will continue on.
Liquid Staking’s Influence Buterin also examined the concentration of control among Ethereum’s liquid staking providers. Notably, the liquid staking pool, Lido, holds more than 32% of staked ETH distributed across various validators. Rocket Pool is another prominent ecosystem provider, posing unique risks despite safety mechanisms.
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Paving the Way for Decentralization Buterin proposed more resilient solutions beyond existing safety measures to enhance liquid staking decentralization within the Ethereum ecosystem.
He suggested refining RocketPool’s current approach and granting enhanced governance rights to a randomly selected committee of smaller stakeholders.
As Ethereum continues its development journey, the insights shared by its co-founder are guiding its path. Ongoing discussions surrounding Ethereum’s staking structure and protocol integration will be pivotal in shaping the network’s future in the decentralized landscape.
Alexander Stefanov
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