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The Protocol: Ethereum Developers Warn on 'Diversity Problem'

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The Protocol: Ethereum Developers Warn on 'Diversity Problem'

[ad_1] ETHEREUM’S DIVERSITY PROBLEM. In the blockchain tech context, “client diversity” refers to the goal of having multiple software programs – known as “clients” – available for node operators and validators to access networks; as the thinking goes, if one of these clients goes down, due to a bug or some other mishap, there are … Read more

Bug That Took Down 8% of Ethereum's Validators Sparks Worries About Even Bigger Outage

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Bug That Took Down 8% of Ethereum's Validators Sparks Worries About Even Bigger Outage

[ad_1] It was a manageable incident, but the episode revived a long-simmering debate in the Ethereum ecosystem around the need for “client diversity.” Some experts took the opportunity to point out how bad things could have been if another client software, Geth, the chain’s most popular execution client, had gone out; the question is whether … Read more