Ethereum validators’ trust in Geth fuels Coinbase’s customer diversity effort

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ethereum validators’ trust in Geth fuels Coinbase‘s customer diversity effort

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Leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced plans to diversify its execution clients amid concerns over the dominance of go-to Ethereum (Geth).

on January 23 expression While acknowledging the growth in the industry on social media platform

“Alternative execution clients have come a long way, and that is why we are conducting an updated technical evaluation with the goal of adding another execution client to our infrastructure,” Coinbase said.

The exchange, led by Brian Armstrong, added that it would release an official update on the process by the end of February.

Geth dominance raises concern


Geth is an Ethereum execution client responsible for executing transactions and distributing smart contracts. According to Ethereum client diversity data, 84% of Ethereum validators trust it, increasing their sense of security regarding dominance within the community.

Concerns rose further after a bug issue briefly took all Nethermind validators (about 10% of the network) offline. Although a quick fix was implemented, community members highlighted the potential impact of a similar incident on Geth.

Lachlan Feeney of Labrys, the development studio behind MEV Watch, a tool to address censorship risks on the Ethereum blockchain, has publicly warned that stakers running Geth face the possibility of losing up to 100% of their assets in the event of critical bug discovery. stops the network chain from being terminated.

“Stakers running Geth today likely do not fully understand the risk involved in running a majority execution client. Many people incorrectly assume that in the event of a bug, a patch will be released within a few hours to fix the problem and that little ETH will be lost in the process. Many don’t realize the risk of validating an invalid block, which locks you into the invalid finalized chain, but guarantees the majority of your ETH will be burned. “This is a real risk that has the potential to materialize,” Feeney wrote.

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