👉 Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed lowering the minimum deposit required for staking from 32 ETH to 16 or 24 ETH, making solo staking more accessible.

He suggests that this current threshold is more of a barrier to entry than a technical necessity, and that the reduction would allow for expanded participation by solo validators. In the future, the requirement could be lowered further, to 1 ETH, with technological advances.

The proposal also aims to combat the concentration of power in staking, as currently 48% of staking on Ethereum is controlled by 11 providers, which raises concerns about centralization.

https://cryptoslate.com/vitalik-buterin-proposes-lowering-staking-threshold-to-boost-ethereum-decentralization/