币界网报道：Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a new method to simplify Ethereum's proof-of-stake (PoS) design by reducing the signature load from approximately 28,000 per slot to just 8,192. In a recent blog post, Buterin outlined the challenges of the current system, which requires validators to sign messages frequently, leading to inefficiencies and centralization risks. His solution involves a "heavy" modification of the consensus layer, reducing the number of signatures while maintaining security. The proposal aims to lower hardware requirements for nodes, decrease network overhead, and make Ethereum more decentralized by allowing more participants to run nodes. Buterin emphasized that this change would not compromise security, as the protocol would still rely on a sufficiently large validator set. The idea has sparked discussions within the Ethereum community, with some developers expressing concerns about implementation complexity. If adopted, the change could significantly improve Ethereum's scalability and accessibility.