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币界网Published on 2024-08-26Last updated on 2024-08-26

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    Vitalik Buterin称赞以太坊在执行层客户端多样性方面达到了关键里程碑。以太坊计划让多个执行客户端在验证块的同时并行工作。

以太坊[ETH]通过限制验证器运行的顶级执行客户端拥有绝大多数市场份额,实现了一个关键的里程碑。针对这一更新,以太坊创始人Vitalik Buterin称之为生态系统的“稳健性”。

没有哪个执行客户的市场份额超过2/3。这对以太坊L1的稳健性来说是个好消息

ETH超级多数客户风险问题

对于上下文,运行质押和池的验证器使用以太坊执行客户端软件。一个占主导地位的执行客户端,即大多数验证器使用的客户端,超过2/3的市场份额,被认为是一个绝大多数客户端,对整个生态系统都有风险。

根据Supermajority跟踪器的说法,如果出现漏洞,超级多数客户可能会导致网络分裂,甚至资金损失。

“它有能力在没有其他客户同意的情况下完成链条。这样的客户端中的共识错误会导致灾难性的结果,例如网络分裂、资金损失和声誉受损

此外,绝大多数客户可能会导致共识错误和验证器(区块提议者和验证者)的错误,这可能会通过大幅削减(摧毁他们的一部分股份/存款)来招致严厉的惩罚。

简而言之,绝大多数客户的风险转化为集中化风险,这可能会影响整个生态系统。根据以太坊团队负责人Peter Szilágyi的说法,即使是区块链的采用,其影响也可能是可怕的。

“更糟糕的是,如果大多数验证器都错了,那么坏链可能会最终确定,从而导致棘手的治理问题,即如何从错误中恢复,而大多数验证器却不这样做。这样的事件可能会对整个以太坊的采用产生寒蝉效应。”

在过去,Geth(Go Ethereum)是最占主导地位和最受欢迎的执行层客户端,直到最近。

为了降低风险,生态系统倡导客户多样性,并敦促用户选择少数执行客户。目前,Nethermin是最主要的客户,超过了Geth。然而,在撰写本文时,Nethermid并不是一个绝大多数客户。

有趣的是,已经提出了一项新的建议,帮助验证器节点并行验证多个客户端的块,以进一步降低绝大多数风险。

与此同时,在周五令人印象深刻的反弹之后,ETH价格巩固在2800美元以下。投资者的冒险态度是否会持续到下周还有待观察。

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