Vitalik: Revisiting the Architecture of Ethereum's Beacon Chain and Execution Client Separation

Odaily News Vitalik posted on the X platform, stating that we should maintain an open attitude towards Ethereum's current architecture that separates the beacon chain and execution client. He believes that the complexity of running two daemons and having them communicate with each other is significantly higher than running a single daemon.

Vitalik pointed out that Ethereum's goal is to allow users to use the network in a self-custodial manner and achieve a good user experience. In many cases, this means needing to run one's own node, but the current node operation method adds unnecessary complexity.

He suggested that in the short term, more standardized basic packaging solutions could be used to allow users to install Docker images of different clients and achieve more convenient communication. Meanwhile, as the LeanEthereum consensus solution gradually matures, the overall architecture design should also be reconsidered in the future.