Vitalik published a new article titled "Should Ethereum Embed More Content in the Protocol"

ChainCatcher message, Vitalik published a new article titled "Should Ethereum Embed More in the Protocol," which points out that Ethereum's original philosophy was to keep the underlying core as simple as possible. Recently, there has been interest in integrating certain functionalities into the core. The purpose of this article is to attempt to build a framework to better identify potential targets where embedding certain features in the protocol may be worth considering.

The article specifically analyzes potential features such as ERC-4337 around account abstraction, ZK-EVMs, proposer-builder separation (ePBS), privacy mempool, liquid staking, and more precompiled contracts.

Vitalik stated that creating minimalist software allows users to easily adapt to different needs, avoiding the curse of software bloat. However, a blockchain is not a personal computer operating system; it is a social system. This means that there is a rationale for adding certain features to the protocol.