One year after the first Rayonism prototypes, we now have robust merge implementations across all Ethereum clients.
The path from where we are today to fully transitioning Ethereum to proof-of-stake is now clearly in sight. We need:
Welcome to another AllCoreDevs update... better late than never π!
So much has happened since January that I've struggled to find the time to write it down! Here are the highlights:
This update comes a bit later than I would have liked. A lot has happened since the last one! Here are the highlights:
Welcome to another AllCoreDevs update ππ»
Arrow Glacier is happening next week - upgrade your nodes π
Kintsugi Merge devnets are being stood up - expect a long-lived one for the holidays π΅
A new proposal, EIP-4488, could make rollup transactions cheaper, but there are tradeoffs. A deep dive on this below ππ»
As promised in the previous update, this one will cover the post-merge Ethereum client architecture in depth. With the progress made during the Amphora Interop event, the specification is now close to final π
Before we dive into The Merge, though, a short update on the difficulty bomb!
Welcome to another AllCoreDevs update ππ»
This one is a bit different from the others. First, Iβve decided to move these to Mirror! Using the platform for the 1559 NFT project was a really positive experience, and Iβve been looking for an excuse to use it again, so here we are. Iβll keep maintaining a list of updates on HackMD so they re easy to find in one place.
Second, given our current focus on The Merge, this post isnβt an βupdateβ but a deep dive into the roadmap evolution which led to the current architecture choice. In a few weeks, expect a similar post going over the details of how the Ethereum network will operate post-merge.