Vitalik Buterin Wants Running $ETH Nodes to Be Easy for Everyone
Vitalik Buterin – the founder of Ethereum – is working on a plan to make running an Ethereum node super easy, even for people without powerful computers. Right now, running a full node means storing over 1.3 terabytes of data – that’s way too much for regular users.
Vitalik sees this as a big problem. So, he’s suggesting a new solution: break the data into smaller parts so that each node only needs to store what’s necessary. Old data (older than 36 days) will be shared across multiple nodes. It’s like a library – you don’t have to keep all the books, just borrow what you need!
He also introduced the idea of “local-first” – where each node only tracks data that’s directly related to itself. With this, one day we might even run Ethereum nodes right on our smartphones!
Vitalik’s goal is to make Ethereum more user-friendly, just like Bitcoin, while still keeping it safe and decentralized. This is a major step forward that could help the Ethereum community grow – and bring Ethereum closer to everyone around the world!