Vitalik's PoS Simplification Proposal: Why 8,192 Signatures Per Slot Could Be Ethereum's Next Big Move

Vitalik's PoS Simplification Proposal: Why 8,192 Signatures Per Slot Could Be Ethereum's Next Big Move

Ethereum's current Proof-of-Stake design supports nearly 900,000 validators—but at what cost? Vitalik Buterin proposes a radical simplification: capping signatures at 8,192 per slot post-SSF. As a blockchain analyst who's crunched the numbers, I break down why this shift could solve Ethereum's technical debt while maintaining security. We'll explore three alternative approaches and what they mean for decentralization. Spoiler: The trade-offs are more interesting than your average validator gossip.