The upgrade is designed to usher in a new era of cheaper fees for the growing array of layer-2 networks that operate on top of Ethereum.
Ethereum Developers Target March 13 for Milestone ‘Dencun’ Upgrade on Mainnet
The timing for the long-awaited Dencun upgrade, with its much-touted “proto-danksharding” feature, was announced Thursday on a call with top developers for the Ethereum blockchain.
Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade Reaches Final ‘Holesky’ Testnet, Starting Countdown to Data ‘Blobs’
The test simulated “proto-danksharding,” a technical feature aimed at reducing the cost of transactions for rollups as well as making data availability cheaper.
Ethereum’s ‘Dencun’ Upgrade Goes Live on Second Testnet, With Just One Remaining
Next week, on Feb. 7, Dencun will go live on its final Ethereum testnet, Holesky. After that, developers will ink in a date to activate Dencun on the main blockchain.
Ethereum Developers Set Timeline for Final ‘Dencun’ Testnet Upgrades
Developers will run through Dencun on the Sepolia and Holesky testnets on Jan. 30 and Feb. 7.
Ethereum Developers Set Timeline for Final ‘Dencun’ Testnet Upgrades
Developers will run through Dencun on the Sepolia and Holesky testnets on Jan. 30 and Feb. 7.
Block size and scalability, explained
Block size and scalability trade-off involves optimizing transaction capacity while ensuring network performance amid increasing demand.
Nil Foundation Plans New Ethereum Rollup With Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Sharding
The foundation claims that this will be the first ZK rollup that enables sharding, combining two popular scaling technologies.
Crypto Storage Firm Censo Offers Institutions Mobile Phone-Enabled Self Custody
Censo is the latest in a crop of cheap, open-source options for organizations looking to store digital assets.
Ledger co-founder clarifies “there is no backdoor” in Recover firmware update
Ledger Recover is an OTA firmware update, which would allow users to back up their seed phrases by third-party entities only if a user chooses to opt-in to the new service.
Meet ‘Dencun.’ Ethereum Developers Are Already Planning Next Hard Fork
The next major upgrade for the blockchain will include “proto-danksharding,” though developers are still deciding what else to include in the hard fork.
What’s Next After Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade?
Ethereum is expected to address the implementation of proto-danksharding in the months after Wednesday’s Shanghai upgrade (also referred to as “Shapella”), as well as other mechanisms that will make the blockchain more scalable. Last year saw the Merge. Now comes the Verge, Purge and Scourge.
What’s in and what’s out for Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade
A tentative timeline of March 2023 has been set for the Shanghai upgrade which will enable staking withdrawals, a list of EIPs have also been packaged in but EIP-4844 didn’t make the cut.
VC Roundup: Web3 dev, EVM sharding and crypto banking headline blockchain funding deals
WWVentures, Shardeum, Myna Swap, Antic, Juno, Zerion and thirdweb attract venture capital interest in latest funding blitz.
Ethereum launches testnet for Shanghai upgrade: Here’s what is next
Staked ETH withdrawals and lower gas fees are among the developments expected with the upgrade.
Sharding could resolve Ethereum scalability trilemma, says researcher
Scalability trilemma implies that to scale, blockchains usually need to sacrifice one of their three fundamental cornerstones — security or decentralization, or transaction throughput.
Ethereum’s L2 solution ‘Optimism’ rallies 300% in a month — will OP price gains sustain?
Optimism eyes an increase in adoption after the Merge upgrade triggers Ethereum’s “Rollup-Centric Roadmap.”
Ethereum futures premium hits a 7-month low as ETH tests the $2,400 support
ETH price dropped 30% in two weeks, and derivatives data shows pro traders are bearish even with Feb. 25’s rally back toward $2,800.
Dfinity founder takes aim at Ethereum’s complex layer-two solutions
Dfinity founder Dominic Williams has criticized Ethereum’s emerging ecosystem of layer-two solutions for exposing users to counterparty security risks.
Vitalik: Why Elon Musk’s plan for scaling crypto 10x is ‘fundamentally flawed’
Elon Musk’s claims of Dogecoin’s superiority has sparked a discussion on scaling from Ethereum’s co-founder.