Vitalik Buterin, co -founder of Ethereum, explained when he believes that layer 2 platforms should be decentralized and why “as soon as possible” is not the correct answer.
In May 5 x postButerin explained that there is the right time for scalability solutions based on rolling to a transcentralized model. This moment depends on the low probability of the evidence failure has dropped compared to the risk introduced by the centralization.
The Buterin thread appeared in response to a separate post by the decentralized founder and general director of Exchange Loopring Daniel Wang. Wang explained in his own thread that the maturity of the system is significant for its security:
“Not all codes are created equal. Rolup can be stage 2, but starting a fresh code that has never been tested under real stress.”
Rollup development is divided into stages: zero stage, first and second stage. Each stage is increasingly decentralized, and the second stage is fully decentralized and without trust.
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The code that has experienced war
Cryptocurrency systems that manage significant assets are exposed to motivated profit of bad actors around the world. Even if the project does not contain a program of prize of error promising payments for people who find loopholes in security, it is still demolished under a microscope – it can simply pay more for the faults found.
This threat increases when bad actors supported by national states augment the level of cryptocurrency activity. One such example is the Lazarus Hacker Group, responsible for many noisy hacks in the cryptographic space, including Hack Bybit worth $ 1.4 billion.
Wang suggested the introduction of a novel metric for a veteran who survived the pressure to be exposed to highly motivated advanced hackers and groups of hackers: “Battlested”. The Battlested Badge will be granted a roller that consistently secured at least $ 100 million of assets for at least six months, with at least $ 50 million were Ether (ETH) and the main Stablecoin.
Also this badge would be lost during each update, because the novel code must survive the attacks of attackers to get it. Buuterin commented In the analysis:
“A good reminder that stage 2 is not the only thing that is important for security: the quality of the basic system of proof is also important.”
Analyst at Kronos Research Dominick John told CointeLgraph that “to go responsibly from stage 1 to stage 2, unit teams […] Look at the correlated risk, such as shared weaknesses of care or geopolitical points of the gland, which can threaten the credibility of many security councils. “He said that such a risk is often unnoticed as long as the closed value exceeds $ 100 million.
“The real green light for decentralization does not appear when the system of evidence looks good on paper, but when it proves under economic pressure, it is more credible than the potential of coordinated failures among council members.”
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When to go decentralized?
Buterin explained that the best time for a decentralized protocol is when his proof system on Onchain is sheltered enough for centralized components serving as a centralized failure point or a risk of collusion to a greater threat. This is due to the fact that until the system is sheltered enough, decentralization, which increases relying on this system, can ultimately make a system.
Mike Tiutin, technology director in the decentralized Purefi compliance protocol, told CointeLgraph that “he decentralized too early […] It can violate sensitive users. “John explained that” decentralization is not a race, it is a long -term responsibility divided by the entire ecosystem. ” He explained that rush to the second stage puts ideology against safety and increases the risk:
“In the first stage of the Council, they can enter if something breaks down. At stage 2, one mistake can destroy billions without withdrawal.”
During immediately, decentralization is considered problematic, many experts emphasize the problem that it is not decentralized at all. Arthur Breitman, co -founder of Tiesos Blockchain, said CointeLgraph that “outstanding Ethereum L2s” are “basically caring”:
“Privileged entities control the basic logic, threatening the integrity of assets; banking on their collusion resistance is fragile and the failure can be correlated.”
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