Ethereum’s ‘Trustless’ Mess: You’re Still in the Dark 😤

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Oh, great, another blockchain that’s supposed to be trustless but needs a 10-page manual to understand. What’s next, a “Trustless for Dummies” book? 🤯

Trustlessness? Yeah, right. A protocol that’s so complex only a few can work on it? That’s not trustless, that’s just a fancy way of saying, “Trust us, we’re the only ones who know what’s going on.” 🧠

Ethereum is already trustless? Sure, if you’re a developer who’s been living in a cave for the past decade. But no, wait-Buterin says users still need to “understand the whole protocol.” Because nothing says “trustless” like a 500-page whitepaper that only 3 people can read. 📚

“An important and underrated form of trustlessness is increasing the number of people who can actually understand the whole protocol from top to bottom. Ethereum needs to get better at this by making the protocol simpler.”

Buterin’s like, “We should have fewer features sometimes.” Oh, so we should just delete half the code? That’s a brilliant idea. Who needs features when you can just have a “Trustless” button? 🚫

Last year, crypto execs told CryptoMoon that confusion around crypto storage, regulations, and other factors tech-savvy people take for granted could be keeping average users on the sidelines. Oh, right, because nothing says “inclusive” like a system that’s only for people who’ve studied blockchain for 10 years. 🤡

Better understanding needed across all protocols

INTMAX, a privacy layer 2 built on Ethereum, agreed with Buterin, and said the same principle applies to privacy infrastructure. “If only five people can understand how your privacy protocol works, you haven’t achieved trustlessness, you’ve just changed who you trust.” Oh, classic! So instead of trusting developers, you just trust a smaller group of developers. Revolutionary. 🤡

Other remarked that deciphering tech-heavy jargon used by some protocols can feel like a full-time job, or outright repel users from an otherwise promising project. Yeah, because who wants to spend 8 hours a day decoding a protocol? I’d rather just trust someone else. 🧠

Ethereum aiming for better user experience

Ethereum’s roadmap acknowledges it can still be “too complex to use Ethereum for most people,” and outlines plans to “drastically lower its barriers to entry,” and become “as frictionless as using a traditional Web2 app.” Oh, finally, someone admits it’s too complicated. I mean, who needs a user experience when you can just have a “Trustless” app that’s a mystery to everyone? 🧩

Some of the flagged upgrades aimed at creating a better user experience include smart contract wallets, which streamline complex blockchain details such as gas fees and key management and reducing the barriers to running a node by making them accessible on devices like a phone or browser apps. Oh, so now you can run a node on your phone? That’s not trustless, that’s just a different kind of chaos. 📱

The Ethereum Foundation also funds a wide range of educational courses and programs to help people learn more about blockchain development and related technologies. Because nothing says “trustless” like a 10-week course on how to trust the system. 🎓

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2025-12-18 09:15