Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed simplifying the Ethereum protocol to achieve greater ease of use, mirroring some of the core features that make Bitcoin so successful. His blog post delves into the benefits of simplicity found in Bitcoin, arguing that a simplified version of Ethereum could foster wider adoption and lower maintenance costs. He highlights how Bitcoin’s clear architecture makes it easy to understand and even for high school students to grasp. Buterin emphasizes bringing these “Bitcoin benefits” to Ethereum through modifications like reducing complexity and simplifying processes such as EVM’s 256-bit architecture. He also discusses the Ethereum 2025 roadmap, focusing on potential upgrades like Pectra that aim to increase Layer-2 data availability and boost Ethereum’s overall resilience and user appeal.