The Ethereum Foundation is testing new technology to simplify staking for institutions holding large amounts of ETH. CoinDesk reported on March 11, citing a post by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin (비탈릭 부테린) on X, that the foundation is conducting an experiment staking 72,000 ETH through DVT-lite, a lightweight version of distributed validators.
The goal of the experiment is to simplify complex validator operations so that large institutions can more easily participate in the Ethereum network. Buterin said it aims for a "one-click setup" in which users choose a computer to run a validator node, install software and enter keys, after which it automatically connects and staking begins.
An Ethereum validator performs block signing and network participation functions on a single node, but it can face penalties if the system fails. DVT, by contrast, can improve stability by having multiple independent machines operate as a single validator. But existing DVT systems are difficult to run because networking, key management and communication between nodes are complex.
DVT-lite is designed to minimize that complexity so institutions can run distributed validators without infrastructure expertise.
Chi-gyu Hwang
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