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 Vitalik Buterin called the early Ethereum scaling solution Plasma “underrated” and a “significant security upgrade” for chains that would otherwise be validiums.
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 Plasma, a once-prominent Ethereum layer 2 scaling solution, should be revisited by teams currently working on zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machines (EVMs), says Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin.
 Invented in 2017, Plasma diverts data and computation — except deposits, withdrawals and Merkle roots — to an off-chain environment.
 It was superseded by optimistic and zero-knowledge (ZK)-<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="rollups" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/rollups.html">rollups</a> as the two solutions offered cheaper client-side data storage costs and security properties that “cannot be matched,” Buterin explained in a Nov. 14 X (Twitter) post.
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 Exit games for EVM validiums: the return of Plasmahttps://t.co/QgyzXAl0wv— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) November 14, 2023
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 Buterin said <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="rollups" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/rollups.html">rollups</a> remain the “gold <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="standard" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/standard.html">standard</a>,” but Plasma is an “underrated design space” that shouldn’t be forgotten.
 “Plasma can be a significant security upgrade for chains that would otherwise be validiums.” Buterin added.
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 “The fact that ZK-EVMs are finally coming to fruition this year makes it an excellent opportunity to re-explore this design space, and come up with even more effective constructions to simplify the developer experience and protect users' funds.”
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 Like Plasma, validums move data and computation off-chain but implement ZK-proofs to validate transactions. Plasma, on the other hand, uses fraud proofs — which are much slower.
 Buterin argued improvements in ZK-proofs, such as validity proofs, address the past limitations of Plasma, making it more viable as a scaling solution.
 Adapting Plasma for applications beyond payments has also proven to be an Achilles heel for Plasma before ZK-proofs entered the mainstream, Buterin acknowledged.
 Buterin expects the Ethereum layer 2 ecosystem to evolve with diverse technological approaches.
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 Babe wake up Vitalik just revived Plasma— sassal.eth (@sassal0x) November 14, 2023
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 Related: Did Ethereum Silently Give Up on Plasma? 
 Minimal Viable Plasma, Plasma Cash and Plasma Cashflow are among the iterations that have stemmed from Plasma.
 Ethereum layer 2 scaling-focused firm Polygon Labs implemented Plasma in 2019 but has implemented several other solutions since.
 The movement away from Plasma was partially attributed to Plasma Group, a nonprofit research firm announcing that they would cease working on Ethereum-based scalability in January 2020.
 OMG, the token of OMG Network — which uses Plasma — spiked 28.6% to $0.78 in a three-hour window following Buterin’s post, according to CoinGecko. However, it has since fallen 14.3% to $0.67.
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Ethereum’s rollups are 'gold standard’ but Plasma needs a revisit: Buterin

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