Solo Ethereum validators that censor blocks should "be tolerated" - Buterin
Speaking of a hypothetical scenario, the Ethereum co-founder said censorship should be tolerated as appropriate.
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes that solo validators who choose not to include certain transactions should "be tolerated" to prevent the Ethereum community from becoming the "morality police".
>Vitalik Buterin made this comment in response to a Twitter poll from latetot.eth, discussing a hypothetical scenario where a validator censors a transaction that doesn't match their beliefs.
The thread, published on October 17, asked what should happen if a solo validator, in one country at war with another, decides not to process a block because it includes donations to the opposing military force .
I am a solo home validator in country A. We are at war with country B, and I decide that I will not include donations to their military when it's my turn to make a block. This validator must:
— latetot.eth (@latetot) October 16, 2022According to the co-founder of Ethereum, the response to a case of censorship must be aligned with the level of transgression.
The post drew notable attention, as Vitalik explained in the thread, that any other response could potentially lead to turning the Ethereum community into a morality police:
I would say "to be tolerated". Cut or run or anything socially coordinated should only be considered for a massive rearrangement of other people's blocks, without making bad choices about what to put in yours.
Any other answer risks turning the ETH community into morality police
— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) October 17, 2022In Ethereum Proof of Stake (PoS), validators decide which transactions to include in their blocks, if any. point of sale...
Speaking of a hypothetical scenario, the Ethereum co-founder said censorship should be tolerated as appropriate.
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes that solo validators who choose not to include certain transactions should "be tolerated" to prevent the Ethereum community from becoming the "morality police".
>Vitalik Buterin made this comment in response to a Twitter poll from latetot.eth, discussing a hypothetical scenario where a validator censors a transaction that doesn't match their beliefs.
The thread, published on October 17, asked what should happen if a solo validator, in one country at war with another, decides not to process a block because it includes donations to the opposing military force .
I am a solo home validator in country A. We are at war with country B, and I decide that I will not include donations to their military when it's my turn to make a block. This validator must:
— latetot.eth (@latetot) October 16, 2022According to the co-founder of Ethereum, the response to a case of censorship must be aligned with the level of transgression.
The post drew notable attention, as Vitalik explained in the thread, that any other response could potentially lead to turning the Ethereum community into a morality police:
I would say "to be tolerated". Cut or run or anything socially coordinated should only be considered for a massive rearrangement of other people's blocks, without making bad choices about what to put in yours.
Any other answer risks turning the ETH community into morality police
— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) October 17, 2022In Ethereum Proof of Stake (PoS), validators decide which transactions to include in their blocks, if any. point of sale...
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