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Researchers Develop Technique to Deanonymize Ethereum Validators' IP Addresses

A technique for deanonymizing Ethereum validators has been developed, exposing the IP addresses of over 15% of the network's node operators. By observing Ethereum's attestation mechanism, researchers were able to trace messages and deanonymize validators.

A technique for deanonymizing Ethereum validators has been developed, exposing the IP addresses of over 15% of the network's node operators. By observing Ethereum's attestation mechanism, researchers were able to trace messages and deanonymize validators.

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