Vitalik Unveils Ethereum's Privacy Roadmap


Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin proposes a practical privacy upgrade focusing on 4 key areas:


1️⃣ Onchain payments – Private transactions without consensus changes

2️⃣ Activity anonymization – Masking user behavior patterns

3️⃣ RPC call privacy – Protecting sensitive data queries

4️⃣ Network privacy – IP obfuscation for nodes


The plan intentionally avoids hard forks, using:

ZK proofs for transaction privacy

Mixnets/Tor integration for network layer

Secure RPC endpoints


Why it matters:

Preserves Ethereum's auditability

Gives users optional privacy

Could make $ETH competitive with privacy coins


👇 Can #Ethereum add meaningful privacy without sacrificing compliance?


#Vitalik #EthereumETF

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April 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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