Ethereum (ETH) developer and researcher Tim Beiko shares All Core Devs update to cover the second cryptocurrency’s agenda and its community
In a detailed development update, Mr. Beiko shared the latest news about multi-client Kintsugi and briefly described the EIPs of Ethereum’s first hardfork in the post-merge era.
Kintsugi will be the sunset, Klin is on the menu
According to the blog post shared by Mr. Beiko on Hackmd.io, testing of Ethereum (ETH) post-merger specifications on Kintsugi testnet is proceeding as planned.
A number of bugs was found in API specifications and hash disclosure logics. The latter one was fixed immediately, while Engine API improvements will be included in the latest releases.
For both upgrades, specially crafted short-lived devnets will be enabled. The “polished” Kintsugi will be replaced by the next Ethereum testnet, Klin.
Mr. Beiko stated that Ethereum devs interested in experiments with Kintsugi should hurry. Klin will be the last “new” testnet, while the next ones will be started by forking existing software.
Fee Optimization, UX Improvement, Advanced EVM: Welcome to Ethereum Shanghai
The next All Core Devs (ACD) call will be February 11, 2022; Ethereans will discuss Kintsugi’s results and Klin’s prospects for research and development.
Mr. Beiko also described the first post-merge Ethereum upgrade, Shanghai. (The Ethereum Foundation decided to drop the ETH1/ETH2 terminology for good.)
The most crucial EIPs will address the implementation of new EVM features and various UX improvements intended to reduce gas costs for end users.
Also, with the BLS Precompiles module, native execution of BLS operations by Ethereum Virtual Machine will be activated.
