Ethereum developers submit EIP-12188 proposal, suggesting reducing the consensus layer block retention window

Ethereum developer Kovaundray submitted an EIP-12188 proposal on GitHub, suggesting reducing the consensus layer block retention window to alleviate node storage pressure. The proposal is currently in the public review stage and has received support from some Ethereum client developers. Developer Dapplion expressed support for the idea, and Lighthouse client contributor Michael Stroul believes that the adjustment will not cause significant issues with Lighthouse's operation. The proposal suggests that reducing the retention time of historical blocks in the consensus layer can optimize node resource utilization. During the discussion, it was mentioned that the pruning of historical data in the execution layer may affect the provision of old block data by some long-term running nodes, but developers believe that this will not threaten network security or the normal operation of nodes. Currently, EIP-12188 has not been merged.