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Making Sense of a ZK Staking Node
ZK staking nodes pave the way towards significantly reducing hardware requirements & sync times. Attesters verify ZK proofs, eliminating re-execution. This unlocks massive L1-scaling while fostering a leaner, decentralized network.
Making Sense of a ZK Staking Node
ZK staking nodes pave the way towards significantly reducing hardware requirements & sync times. Attesters verify ZK proofs, eliminating re-execution. This unlocks massive L1-scaling while fostering a leaner, decentralized network.
Making Sense of a ZK Staking Node
Thanks to Kev for extensive discussion, as well as George, Marius and Thomas for feedback *** One of the key recent conversations in the Ethereum community revolves around a fundamental challenge: how do we scale the network without sacrificing the core principles of decentralization and permissionless verification? This has led to a rethinking of the validator's role, potentially splitting the duties of today's staking nodes into more specialized tasks like attesting, including, bu...
Making Sense of a ZK Staking Node
Thanks to Kev for extensive discussion, as well as George, Marius and Thomas for feedback *** One of the key recent conversations in the Ethereum community revolves around a fundamental challenge: how do we scale the network without sacrificing the core principles of decentralization and permissionless verification? This has led to a rethinking of the validator's role, potentially splitting the duties of today's staking nodes into more specialized tasks like attesting, including, bu...
Proposer Commitments - A Validator’s Case For Delegation
Thanks to Max, Auston and Jason for discussion & feedback *** Historically, points of contact between Layer1 validators and the broader scaling ecosystem around Layer2s and rollups have been fairly indirect. With the advent of based sequencing we are about to experience new dynamics in this interaction. Following the introduction of Proposer-Builder-Separation (PBS), transaction paths from users to proposers became significantly more complex. This complexity stemmed from the emergence of vari...
Proposer Commitments - A Validator’s Case For Delegation
Thanks to Max, Auston and Jason for discussion & feedback *** Historically, points of contact between Layer1 validators and the broader scaling ecosystem around Layer2s and rollups have been fairly indirect. With the advent of based sequencing we are about to experience new dynamics in this interaction. Following the introduction of Proposer-Builder-Separation (PBS), transaction paths from users to proposers became significantly more complex. This complexity stemmed from the emergence of vari...
Enhancing Censorship Resistance Options For Stakers
👋 Note: Originally published on Feb 23, 2024 on EthStaker blogMany thanks to Michael from Lighthouse for feedback. Lots of things have changed since last attempting to explore and frame the landscape of stakers’ options for extracting Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) nearly 18 months ago, shortly after the merge. With the introduction of MEV-boost as an optional sidecar for processing blocks built by third parties, concerns have arisen primarily around trust assumptions related to relays acti...
Enhancing Censorship Resistance Options For Stakers
👋 Note: Originally published on Feb 23, 2024 on EthStaker blogMany thanks to Michael from Lighthouse for feedback. Lots of things have changed since last attempting to explore and frame the landscape of stakers’ options for extracting Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) nearly 18 months ago, shortly after the merge. With the introduction of MEV-boost as an optional sidecar for processing blocks built by third parties, concerns have arisen primarily around trust assumptions related to relays acti...
Validating From Hardware Enclaves
Special thanks to Jason & Amir from Puffer for review and discussion In the following, we will take a closer look at secure-signer, a remote-signing tool protecting validator keys and adding a slashing protection fence inside trusted hardware. We will also go through setting up a validator using secure-signer on ephemery testnet.UPDATE: Here’s a 15min devconnect2023 TL;DR of this blogpost Quick recap: What to protect against? And how to protect validator keys?Node operators protect their vali...
Validating From Hardware Enclaves
Special thanks to Jason & Amir from Puffer for review and discussion In the following, we will take a closer look at secure-signer, a remote-signing tool protecting validator keys and adding a slashing protection fence inside trusted hardware. We will also go through setting up a validator using secure-signer on ephemery testnet.UPDATE: Here’s a 15min devconnect2023 TL;DR of this blogpost Quick recap: What to protect against? And how to protect validator keys?Node operators protect their vali...
Staking on short-lived Testnet Ephemery
The barrier to entry for solo-stakers remains a burden for validator decentralisation. Aside from having enough initial collateral, home stakers need to have a basic understanding of their protocol responsibilities. Moreover, they should feel comfortable running their own hardware and node software. An improved user experience for stakers is needed. In order to achieve this goal, it is essential to have convenient and accessible testing options throughout the validator lifecycle.Staking UX is...
Staking on short-lived Testnet Ephemery
The barrier to entry for solo-stakers remains a burden for validator decentralisation. Aside from having enough initial collateral, home stakers need to have a basic understanding of their protocol responsibilities. Moreover, they should feel comfortable running their own hardware and node software. An improved user experience for stakers is needed. In order to achieve this goal, it is essential to have convenient and accessible testing options throughout the validator lifecycle.Staking UX is...
