A new research proposal aiming to raise the maximum #validator balance on the network protocol from 32 #ETH to 2,048 ETH has created a discussion within the Ethereum community. Some have criticised the concept as being superfluous despite the fact that it could speed up the network.

The existing requirement that #Ethereum validators stake a fixed 32 ETH makes it necessary for large-scale #staking operations to spin up many validators in order to generate bigger yields. Unsurprisingly, the practise has greatly increased the number of validators, who are now estimated to number about 600,000.