Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has released a new plan, EIP-4444, aimed at improving the network’s efficiency and scalability. This ambitious initiative seeks to enhance blockchain performance while maintaining user accessibility for full node operation. EIP-4444 employs a strategy that limits each node’s blockchain history to only 36 days. By distributing historical data across the network using erasure coding methods, Ethereum reduces storage demands on individual participants. This decentralized approach fosters enduring security without relying on centralized servers. The plan also introduces significant changes to transaction fees, aiming to strike a balance between network operations and efficiency.