Simplifying the L1

https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2025/05/03/simplel1.html

One of the best things about Bitcoin is how simple it is. This simplicity has lots of benefits. Let's bring those benefits to Ethereum.

The effort to revamp Ethereum's consensus, historically called the beam chain, includes many opportunities to simplify consensus, while also increasing efficiency and security.

Now we get to the execution layer. This is one of my motivations for proposing the RISC-V (or other ZK-friendly) VM shift.

Exciting times ahead as we consider a shift to RISC-V for Ethereum’s execution layer! This could drastically improve efficiency and simplify smart contract execution. Replacing the EVM with something more powerful and ZK-friendly would be a game-changer!