To prevent the Ethereum community from turning into the “morality police,” Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, thinks that lone validators should “be allowed” if they choose not to include specific transactions, as reported by Cointelegraph.
In response to a latetot.eth Twitter poll, Vitalik Buterin spoke on the possibility of a validator censoring a transaction if it doesn’t conform to their views.
The question in the discussion, which was posted on Monday, was what should happen if a single validator in a war-torn nation decides not to process a block because it contains contributions to the enemy military force.
In Ethereum proof-of-stake (PoS), validators choose whether or not to include any transactions in their blocks. PoS is a cutting-edge consensus technique that drives cryptocurrencies and decentralised finance (DeFi) projects.
Despite the fact that the thread only considers a hypothetical situation, fears about censorship in the Ethereum network increased last week. As of October 14, 51% of Ethereum blocks met OFAC requirements, and one month after the Merge, MEV-Boost relays have taken over the majority of the market.
Centralised organisations known as MEV-Boost relays serve as dependable middlemen between block manufacturers and builders. All Ethereum PoS validators have the option to hire outside builders to produce their blocks. MEV-Boost has been made available to a larger distribution of block proposers thanks to Ethereum’s switch to a PoS consensus rather than a select few miners under proof-of-work (PoW).
(With insights from Cointelegraph)
Also Read: Ripple aims to integrate Ethereum-oriented protocols with the XRP Ledger