Vitalik Buterin has presented an innovative proposal aimed at improving the staking mechanism of Ethereum. He pointed out the centralization problem caused by the selection of node operators in various pledge pools, and believed that there are efficiency problems in the current Layer 1 consensus mechanism.
Buterin proposed a new two-tier staking mechanism. The first tier is a high-complexity slashable tier with frequent activity but limited participants (around 10,000 people), and the second tier is a low-complexity tier where members can participate occasionally and face minimal or no risk of slashing.
This new model will involve modifying validator balance caps and implementing balance thresholds to divide these tiers.
Buterin’s new proposal aims to address Ethereum’s centralization issues by giving those who don’t have the resources to stake individually a way to participate meaningfully, and to reduce the transaction processing burden on Ethereum’s consensus layer, making it easier for everyone to run a validator node.
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