Vitalik says Ethereum can support broader cryptography via STARK-based signature checks

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said on X that using STARK-based signature verification could allow Ethereum to support a wider range of cryptographic technologies. He explained that if lattice-based cryptography is proven secure against AI attacks, it could be introduced for accounts and wallets through a precompile approach. Buterin added that the ideal approach would be to use EIP-8288, described in the source as a proposal centered on introducing a mempool, so users could generate their preferred signatures locally, convert them into STARK proofs, and include them in an aggregation system. In that case, there would be no need to store separate calldata on-chain or add new precompiles.