Ethereum News Update: Ethereum’s Unwavering Commitment to Decentralization Stands Strong Against Centralization Forces

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Ethereum News Update: Ethereum’s Unwavering Commitment to Decentralization Stands Strong Against Centralization Forces

Bitget-RWA2025/11/13 08:42

By:Bitget-RWA

- Vitalik Buterin and Ethereum Foundation researchers released the "Trustless Manifesto," advocating for decentralization and trustlessness as foundational blockchain principles. - The manifesto outlines three core laws: No Key Secrets, No Irreplaceable Intermediaries, and No Unverifiable Outputs to prevent permissionless access erosion. - Stored as an immutable on-chain smart contract, the document allows users to publicly pledge support, reinforcing Ethereum's commitment to trust neutrality. - Amid risin

Vitalik Buterin, one of the founders of

Ethereum

, has collaborated with Ethereum Foundation researchers Yoav Weiss and Marissa Posner to introduce the "Trustless Manifesto." This statement underscores the importance of integrating decentralization and trustlessness into blockchain protocols right from the start. The manifesto,

published on November 13

, asserts that trustlessness—where honest users can participate, validate, and interact without needing approval—is not an afterthought but a core principle of Ethereum’s architecture.

The manifesto presents three main tenets: No Key Secrets (protocol operations do not depend on confidential information), No Irreplaceable Intermediaries (every participant can be replaced), and

No Unverifiable Outputs

(all state transitions must be reproducible using public information). These guidelines are designed to safeguard against the slow loss of open access, a risk the Ethereum Foundation notes as centralized elements like managed nodes or relayers are adopted. Such reliance,

the authors caution

, introduces "choke points" that threaten both resistance to censorship and user autonomy.

The manifesto itself is deployed on-chain as a permanent, ownerless smart contract on Ethereum’s mainnet,

a gesture meant to represent and uphold

the protocol’s dedication to trust neutrality. Through this contract, individuals can invoke a `pledge()` function, which records their address and the time as a public affirmation of the manifesto’s values. This approach ensures the statement is both technically and philosophically consistent with Ethereum’s principle of credible neutrality

as stated by the Ethereum Foundation

The manifesto’s debut comes at a time of increasing institutional engagement with Ethereum, such as the introduction of spot Ether ETFs and companies adding ETH to their treasuries. Nevertheless,

the Ethereum Foundation and core contributors

continue to prioritize the preservation of the network’s decentralized structure, resisting the temptation to centralize for convenience. The document also subtly critiques layer 2 solutions that compromise decentralization for scalability,

encouraging developers to implement multi-cloud approaches

and transparent verification systems to prevent single points of failure.

Signatories to the manifesto include both Ethereum Foundation personnel and anonymous researchers,

highlighting a shared dedication

to the stated principles. Vitalik Buterin has long supported cypherpunk values, such as the development of zero-knowledge proofs and privacy-focused technologies,

further connecting the manifesto

to his overarching vision for Ethereum’s evolution.

Disclaimer: The content of this article solely reflects the author's opinion and does not represent the platform in any capacity. This article is not intended to serve as a reference for making investment decisions.

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