TechFlow news: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently responded to concerns raised by core Ethereum developer Péter Szilágyi regarding network decentralization and validation mechanisms.
In addressing how validators can obtain 32MB of blob transaction data every 12 seconds, Buterin proposed two possible strategies: either each validator is responsible for constructing only 1/16 of the block, or validators perform DAS sampling without needing to fully download the data.
Regarding the Verkle tree design not deleting storage slots, Buterin stated that the impact of not removing storage slots is now quite minimal. He dismissed claims about abandoning the transaction mempool, emphasizing that such ideas are outdated and inconsistent with current Ethereum research directions.
Buterin acknowledged that verification does not require the execution layer (EL), but stressed this does not imply making it difficult for most people to run an EL. He noted that SNARKs technology could enable more users to achieve full verification.
Buterin emphasized that the key goal for validators is to prevent centralization of power, especially in consensus rule validation, fork choice, and transaction inclusion. He argued that during periods when only attestations are involved, there is no need to re-execute the EVM cycle.
