Vitalik Buterin Proposes Lean Ethereum Upgrade With Zero-Knowledge Validator Privacy
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Vitalik Buterin has proposed a Lean Ethereum upgrade that uses zero-knowledge proofs and STARKs to improve scalability. | Credit: CCN.com
Key Takeaways
- Vitalik Buterin has proposed a “Lean Ethereum” consensus upgrade to reduce the Beacon Chain’s state requirements.
- The proposal could enable Ethereum to scale to millions of validators by moving much of today’s validator accounting and balance calculations off-chain.
- A new privacy model would re-anonymize validators every day, making it far harder to link deposits, staking activity, and withdrawals.
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