Vitalik proposes EIP-8288, a recursive STARK mempool to separate on-chain signature verification
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin delivered an online speech at ETHShanghai 2026 on Sept. 22, introducing the recursive STARK mempool mechanism centered on EIP-8288, with the goal of addressing the tensions among quantum security, privacy protection, and network scaling. Currently, post-quantum signature verification costs may reach 100,000–300,000 Gas. Overview of EIP-8288's Core Mechanism: Separating Signature Verification from On-Chain Processing, Mempool Node Aggregation, and Unified STARK