Crypto: Vitalik Buterin proposes a new solution to reinforce Ethereum's neutrality
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Since its inception, Ethereum claims to resist censorship. However, Vitalik Buterin warns: the concentration of power among a few block builders threatens the network's neutrality. To remedy this, he proposes several avenues, the most ambitious of which, called FOCIL, could redefine the inclusion of crypto transactions.
In brief
Vitalik Buterin warns about the centralization that threatens Ethereum's neutrality.
His FOCIL solution aims to ensure the inclusion of transactions.
But legal risks could hinder its adoption.
FOCIL: a weapon against validator censorship
The concept of Fork-Choice Enforced Inclusion Lists (FOCIL) is based on a simple yet radical principle: instead of having a single proposer per slot, ETH would have several. A single proposer defines the order of transactions, while the others must ensure their mandatory inclusion in the block.
Although the main validator filters operations, the auxiliary proposers always guarantee their presence in the block. Result: no actor can impose a unilateral veto on crypto transactions. An advancement that, according to Buterin, would strengthen not only Ethereum's neutrality but also its resilience against an oligopoly of builders.
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