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Listen, I've read an interesting piece from Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum. He published a post where he outlined how privacy can be improved in this blockchain network - and in such a way as not to touch its very foundation (that is, consensus). It turned out to be a rather specific nine-step plan.
The point is to make privacy more accessible and automatic for ordinary users. For example, so that wallets can have a “secure balance”, and you can send ether for a reason, but hiding the details of the transaction. Moreover, he suggests making this the “default” option so that most shipments are immediately private. Cool, right?
Buterin wants it to be like in an ideal world: the actions inside one application (for example, a game or a DeFi service) are visible, but the connection between them (who you are and what else you do in other applications) is hidden. So that no one can put together a picture and understand that this address is you, and you are playing, trading, and also buying NFT.
One of the steps is to use separate addresses for each application. Convenience will suffer a bit, but no one will be able to easily track your actions through the same address. It's like having your own username for every website on the Internet. At first, it's inconvenient, but in terms of security and privacy, it's a great idea.
Vitalik also talks about things like RPC protection (this is such a “gateway” between the wallet and the blockchain) through special secure modules, and then through more advanced technologies like PIR. It's not working perfectly right now, but the direction is already clear.
And, by the way, he mentions that in the future it will be possible to combine several private transactions into one proof — this not only makes everything faster, but also hides even more who sent what to whom.
Well, against the background of all this, he wants to improve the infrastructure so that it would be easier for developers to make private services like Tornado Cash (only more ethical and pressure-resistant, as you can understand).
In short, he took a serious approach to the issue and not just dreams, but offers real technical steps.
Do you think Ethereum will really be able to become a private network if all this is implemented?
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has introduced a comprehensive nine-step roadmap aimed at significantly improving privacy for users on the Ethereum blockchain. Shared in a detailed April 10 blog post, Buterin’s plan outlines a “maximally simple L1 privacy roadmap” that can enhance user confidentiality without overhauling Ethereum’s consensus mechanism.
Shielded Balances and Private Transfers by Default
At the heart of Buterin’s proposal is integrating shielded balances directly into popular Ethereum wallets. These balances would enable users to send private transactions by default, eliminating the need for third-party privacy wallets.
“Wallets should have a notion of a shielded balance,” Buterin explained, adding that there should be a “send from shielded balance” feature, ideally switched on automatically. Tools like Privacy Pools and the Railway Private DeFi Wallet inspire the model.
One Address Per App: Privacy vs. Convenience
Buterin also proposed adopting a “one address per application” standard to reduce linkability between different apps used by the same person. While acknowledging this change would create some “significant convenience sacrifices,” he believes it’s a crucial step to achieving default privacy across the Ethereum ecosystem.
This approach is well-suited for in-app wallets and mimics workflows used in cross-chain interoperability, such as depositing funds from multiple sources into a different chain.
To support this privacy-centric architecture, send-to-self transfers would need to become privacy-preserving by default.
Short-Term and Long-Term Infrastructure Changes
To enhance privacy in the short term, Buterin recommends integrating Trusted Execution Environment (TEE)-based RPC privacy into wallets. However, he clarified that TEEs are not a permanent solution and should eventually be replaced by Private Information Retrieval (PIR) — a more robust cryptographic method that is currently not scalable for large datasets.
In the interim, Buterin suggests users connect to multiple RPC nodes—potentially through a mixnet—with a different RPC node for each decentralized application (DApp).
Developer-Friendly Tools and Shared Proof Systems
Buterin’s roadmap also calls for streamlined development support for privacy-enhancing platforms like Tornado Cash and Railway, proposing new tooling and architecture that facilitate easier operation and maintenance of privacy protocols.
Moreover, he suggests working on infrastructure that allows multiple private transactions to share a single on-chain proof, which could reduce costs and improve scalability for privacy-focused applications.
The End Goal: Resilient Privacy Against RPC-Level Attacks
Ultimately, the roadmap aims to shield user activity from adversaries, including those operating RPC nodes. Buterin also touched on the importance of developing privacy-preserving keystore wallets as part of the broader effort to bolster Ethereum’s privacy model.
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