Vitalik Buterin Calls to Simplify Ethereum Protocol with New Design
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a major overhaul of the Ethereum base layer, aiming to simplify the protocol’s architecture for improved security, scalability, and long-term sustainability.
Drawing on Bitcoin’s minimalist design principles, Buterin published a blog post titled “Simplifying the L1” on May 3, outlining a path to reduce the network’s technical complexity.
Buterin’s vision targets Ethereum’s core layers—consensus, execution, and shared components—with a strategy to streamline processes that have grown increasingly convoluted since the network’s inception.