Coinbase to address Ethereum client diversity woes
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced plans to diversify its Ethereum execution client infrastructure. Coinbase’s decision comes in response to the increasing dominance of Geth (go-ethereum) in the ecosystem, which has been a point of contention among industry experts and stakeholders. The company announced the initiative in a Jan. 23 X post. According to the thread published by Coinbase Cloud, since its inception, Geth was the only Ethereum (ETH) execution client that fulfilled the company’s technical needs for Ethereum staking. Although we’ve evaluated execution client s since 2020, none have met Coinbase Cloud’s requirements to date. Many other operators on the network have reached the same conclusion, which is part of the reason why 84% of Ethereum validators run Geth. However, the tide is turning. Coinbase Cloud | Source: X You might also like: Uranium Finance hacker executes $2.5m BUSD transfer to Ethereum Geth plays a crucial role in the Ethe...