Ethereum researcher pitches ‘Lean’ network for quantum era

The proposal aims to make Ethereum faster and quantum-resistant, while also reducing the layer-1 blockchain's technical complexity.

Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake has proposed “Lean Ethereum,” a plan to make the layer-1 smart contract network quantum-secure, while also simplifying Ethereum’s tech stack, which includes the consensus layer, data layer and execution layer. 

The researcher proposed zero-knowledge powered virtual machines, a way of verifying data onchain without revealing the content of that data, to quantum-proof the execution layer and strengthen security.

Drake called for data availability sampling as a way of reducing the storage requirements for the Ethereum blockchain, while preserving block integrity.

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