Simplifying Personal Node Operation: Vitalik's New Ethereum Expansion Proposal

On the 19th, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin unveiled a new roadmap aimed at addressing the Layer 1 (L1) scalability issues of Ethereum (ETH). The plan centers around a new concept called 'partially stateless nodes', which facilitates node operation even with high gas limits. Buterin noted that 'The most common criticism of increasing the L1 gas limit goes beyond network security concerns, making full node operation difficult.' Full nodes play a crucial role, allowing users to access the blockchain in a trustless, censorship-resistant, and privacy-conscious manner.