Ethereum Facing Node Centralization Challenge, says Vitalik Buterin!

Captured By Tracy D'souza / 11:58 am on 5 September 2023

Vitalik Buterin, the Ethereum co-founder, has identified node centralization as one of the major challenges facing the ETH network. Speaking at a recent conference, Buterin said that the increased cost of operating a node and the absence of incentives for smaller nodes to participate in the network were contributing to centralization, which could have negative effects on security and decentralization. Buterin suggested implementing measures such as a more efficient proof-of-stake consensus algorithm and more incentives for small node operators to help address the issue.