Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has recognized the importance of lowering the minimum Ether required for crypto investors to earn passive income via solo staking. On Oct. 3, Buterin joined a community discussion on X to support the idea of lowering the minimum Ether (ETH) deposit requirement for solo stakers. Solo stakers run full nodes using private computer equipment without relying on third-party services, centralized entities or staking pools to run. However, the current requirement of locking up 32 ETH is a deterrent to broader participation. In September, Buterin highlighted the impo…