EthereumZuri.ch 2025

Yann Vonlanthen
.ical

Yann is a fourth-year Ph.D. student advised by Prof. Roger Wattenhofer in the Distributed Computing (Disco) group at ETH Zurich. His research focuses on blockchain protocols — particularly on consensus and networking mechanisms — with the aim of enhancing their scalability and security.

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Session

01-31
14:05
30min
Deanonymizing Ethereum Validators: The P2P Network Has a Privacy Issue
Yann Vonlanthen

This talk reveals how easily validators can be deanonymized in the Ethereum P2P network. We explore extracted data such as validator distribution and geolocation, discuss associated security risks, and discuss approaches to improve privacy.

Academia&Research / P2P Networking and Storage
Beam Stage