Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed integrating distributed validator technology (DVT) into Ethereum's staking protocol to enhance security and reduce risks associated with running a single validator node. DVT allows stakers to distribute validation keys across multiple nodes, minimizing penalties from node failures and boosting decentralization. Buterin envisions embedding DVT directly into the Ethereum protocol to simplify usage while providing robust security benefits for large ETH stakers.