By: Isha Das
Ethereum's co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, recently proposed measures to enhance the efficiency and accessibility of Ethereum nodes. The core issue addressed is the increasing complexity of running personal nodes due to rising storage and bandwidth demands, which often drives users towards centralized services. Vitalik's Ethereum Improvement Proposal 4444 (EIP-4444) suggests reducing archival storage requirements for each node, complemented by a distributed storage system to alleviate the burden on individual resources.
Moreover, Buterin introduces the concept of partially stateless nodes, where nodes store only a required subset of the state, leveraging external cryptographic tools to maintain privacy. These strategies aim to decrease storage costs and enhance scalability while preserving Ethereum's decentralization principle.
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