{"id":24598,"date":"2025-06-09T19:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ethereum-proposes-eu-compliant-protocol-design\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T19:15:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T16:15:00","slug":"ethereum-proposes-eu-compliant-protocol-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ethereum-proposes-eu-compliant-protocol-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Proposes EU-Compliant Protocol Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new proposal for enhancing Ethereum&#8217;s privacy through a modular architecture suggests compliance with the European Union&#8217;s <span data-descr=\"General Data Protection Regulation\" class=\"old_tooltip\">GDPR<\/span> while maintaining decentralization principles.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New post on <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/neli1nzo0Y\">https:\/\/t.co\/neli1nzo0Y<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>A pathway for GDPR Data Management &#038; Privacy for Ethereum<\/p>\n<p>By:<br \/>\u2014 EugeRe<\/p>\n<p>? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TyONivbytM\">https:\/\/t.co\/TyONivbytM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Highlights:<br \/>\u2014 Ethereum can integrate GDPR principles by managing personal data off-chain and using encryption to protect it.<br \/>\u2014 Roles in data\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ethresearchbot (@ethresearchbot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ethresearchbot\/status\/1932008610474672372?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cPublic blockchains like Ethereum always face the challenge of reconciling immutability and decentralization with data protection regulations. Transitioning to a modular architecture, enhanced by privacy-preserving technologies, offers a way to embed GDPR principles into the protocol itself,\u201d stated the proposal&#8217;s author and community member Eugenio Reggianini.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He believes that by moving personal data to the periphery (wallets and <span data-descr=\"decentralized applications\" class=\"old_tooltip\">dapps<\/span>), using off-chain storage with metadata deletion, and cryptographically separating roles, GDPR controller responsibilities can be concentrated on a small set of entities, while the broader network becomes \u201cmerely an executor or falls outside the sphere of influence.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/0197548f-a85f-7edd-8c65-e7888ce44e96.webp\" alt=\"0197548f-a85f-7edd-8c65-e7888ce44e96\" class=\"wp-image-260165\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Proposed network structure. Data: ethresear.ch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The main goal is to delegate information management to relevant application-level entities that decide to process personal data, noted Reggianini. Meanwhile, the lower-level infrastructure (execution and consensus clients) will handle only anonymous or at least pseudonymous data.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cEssentially, personal data should be transformed or abstracted before reaching the blockchain execution level, and certainly before spreading through the consensus layer,\u201d added the initiative&#8217;s author.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He argues that Ethereum&#8217;s shift to a modular architecture could enable the integration of various privacy-enhancing technologies (PET) that meet GDPR standards.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Participant.webp\" alt=\"Participant\" class=\"wp-image-260166\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Division of network participants by execution levels. Data: ethresear.ch.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reggianini also outlined several existing or planned solutions to aid implementation. For instance, proto-danksharding (<a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/how-eip-4844-will-affect-ordinary-ethereum-users\">EIP-4844<\/a>) limits the lifespan of transaction data blocks to approximately 18 days, ensuring storage minimization.<\/p>\n<p>zk-SNARK technology will also help enhance privacy, as it involves validators confirming succinct cryptographic proofs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Among other PETs, the expert mentioned fully homomorphic encryption and trusted execution environments, multi-party computation, the separation of \u201cproposers\u201d and \u201cbuilders,\u201d and peer data availability sampling.<\/p>\n<p>In June, the non-profit Ethereum Foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/ethereum-foundation-reduces-research-and-development-team\">reduced<\/a> part of its research and development team, focusing on key challenges and core protocol issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new proposal for enhancing Ethereum&#8217;s privacy through a modular architecture suggests compliance with the European Union&#8217;s GDPR while maintaining decentralization principles. 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