Vitalik Buterin reveals new strategy for the future of Ethereum

As Ethereum moves towards a more scalable and inclusive system, co-founder Vitalik Buterin unveils a crucial initiative to make the network's infrastructure more efficient and robust.

Written by Gaston Cuny

Translated on 05/19/2025 at 16:25 by Sarah



We are too demanding of full nodes

Currently, running a full Ethereum node requires over 2 TB of disk space. This is an entry barrier that reinforces the network's dependency on some centralized infrastructure providers. Vitalik Buterin warns of the risks of an ecosystem dominated by these RPC providers. They can arbitrarily exclude users, or even entire countries, from accessing Ethereum.

“A market structure dominated