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Ethereum Core Developers Review Fusaka Progress Ahead of Bals-Devnet-2 Launch

Christine Kim reports consensus clients tested higher blob counts and partial cell proofs, with some Prysm and Lighthouse issues noted before Glamsterdam’s Feb. 4 bals-devnet-2 rollout.

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Summary

During the 68th Ethereum All Core Developers Consensus (ACDC) meeting, Christine Kim highlighted Fusaka progress as consensus clients tested higher blob counts and partial cell proofs. Issues arose in Prysm and Lighthouse on blob-devnet-0, while Glamsterdam’s bals-devnet-2 remains scheduled for February 4 alongside Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP)-7928.

Terms & Concepts
  • Consensus Clients: Software implementations that follow Ethereum’s consensus protocol, ensuring agreement on the blockchain state among distributed nodes.
  • Blob: A chunk of binary data stored in Ethereum’s blockchain, used in data availability and scalability features like proto-danksharding.
  • Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP): A design document that describes standards for the Ethereum platform, including core protocol specifications and client APIs.