Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin emphasized that the network consensus mechanism should not be overloaded so that the network can continue to operate securely.
Written by Vitalik Buterin and 21 May The blog post published on “Don’t overload Ethereum’s consensus mechanismIn this article titled ”, Buterin explains that Ethereum using network consensus for other things may pose high systemic risks to the ecosystem and should be resisted. warned.
Since the core of the blockchain has the greatest economic weight and the largest community following it, there is a natural urge to try to expand the core of the blockchain with more functionality, but every such extension makes the core itself more fragile.
The general consensus on the network more minimal And simply use Buterin stated that it should be consensus mechanism extending the tasks on the validator run costs, its complexity And risks emphasized the increase.
Among these risks, as a result of errors that will occur as a result of overloading. assets can be stolen the founding partner, who stated that in such a scenario, just as On Ethereum Classic (ETH) as a forking He said it would be inevitable.
Another implementation that transcends the primary design of Ethereum’s core protocol rules, Buterin detailed in his article “ultimate oracleHe also expressed his concerns about the idea. Oracles that they provide data on behalf of the off-chain Stating that they are vital for can increase the risks And of complexity to increase He said he could contribute.
In addition, the recently increased layer-1 (L1) And layer-2 (L2) bridges in terms of security similar risks reminded that developers should be more careful.
We must help developers find alternative strategies to achieve their security goals.