Ethereum Activates BPO2 Upgrade, Boosting Blob Capacity on Mainnet

Ethereum Activates BPO2 Upgrade, Boosting Blob Capacity on Mainnet

At the 172nd Ethereum consensus layer developer meeting, core contributors confirmed BPO2 activation and agreed to include EIP-8070 in the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade, while initiating the Hegota headline proposal process.

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Fact Check
The statement is highly likely to be true based on strong, consistent, and corroborating evidence from multiple credible sources. Three highly relevant sources, including a direct stakeholder in the Ethereum ecosystem (Boba Network) and two major cryptocurrency exchanges (Binance and Bitget), independently confirm that the BPO2 upgrade was activated on the Ethereum mainnet. These sources explicitly state that the upgrade resulted in an increase in blob capacity. Two of the sources provide specific, identical on-chain data, stating the blob target was increased to 14 and the maximum capacity to 21, which directly substantiates the claim of an 'increase in blob capacity'. The remaining sources were deemed irrelevant as they discussed a different, future upgrade ('BPO-1') or general trends without confirming the specific BPO2 activation. There is no conflicting evidence among the provided sources, leading to a high-confidence assessment.
Summary

Ethereum core developers confirmed the successful activation of the BPO2 upgrade at the 172nd consensus layer meeting, increasing the blob target to 14 and the maximum limit to 21. The meeting also confirmed inclusion of EIP-8070, known as the Sparse Blob Pool, in the upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade. In addition, developers initiated the Hegota headline proposal process, which is scheduled to conclude on February 5.

Terms & Concepts
  • Blob: A temporary large data object on Ethereum used primarily for Layer2 transaction data, designed to improve scalability and automatically removed after a fixed period.
  • EIP-8070: An Ethereum Improvement Proposal introducing a Sparse Blob Pool mechanism aimed at improving blob handling efficiency.
  • Glamsterdam: A planned Ethereum network upgrade that will include protocol-level changes such as the introduction of EIP-8070.