Vitalik Responds to ETH Currently Long Unbonding Wait Time: Staking Implies Taking on the Responsibility of Defending the Blockchain, Overly Shortening the Exit Period Would Weaken Network Security

BlockBeats News, September 18th: Regarding the current discussion on the approximately 45-day waiting period for ETH staking withdrawals, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik stated, "Staking means taking on the solemn responsibility of defending the blockchain. Friction upon exit is part of it. If any proportion of soldiers in an army could leave at any time, the army would not be able to hold together."

This is not to say that the current staking exit queue design is optimal, but rather that simply reducing the relevant parameters would make the chain appear less reliable to those nodes that are not online frequently."