- Mainnet blobs are coming .oO: Two years after its ETHDenver inception, dozens of testing calls and devnets later, protodanksharding is lastly going stay on mainnet!
- Dencun will activate on the Ethereum mainnet at epoch 269568, occuring on March 13, 2024 at 13:55 UTC. Node operators & stakers should improve their software program to releases listed on this announcement.
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The Dencun community improve has efficiently activated on all testnets. It’s now set for deployment on the Ethereum mainnet and can activate on the community at epoch 269568, occuring on March 13, 2024 at 13:55 UTC.
The improve, which follows final yr’s Shapella improve, consists of a number of modifications, most notably the introduction of ephemeral knowledge blobs with EIP-4844, also referred to as “protodanksharding”, which can assist scale back L2 transaction charges.
If you would like to observe the improve because it occurs, please be a part of the group livestream.
Improve Specification
The Dencun improve combines modifications to each Ethereum’s consensus and execution layers. The total checklist of protocol modifications could be present in EIP-7569. For reference, they’re:
Deneb
Full python specs for modifications affecting Ethereum’s consensus layer could be discovered within the deneb folder of the ethereum/consensus-specs repository.
Cancun
The EIPs linked above comprise the total specs for modifications affecting Ethereum’s execution layer.
Moreover, a python specification for these is being carried out within the ethereum/execution-specs repository.
Lastly, Deneb requires modifications to the Engine API, used for communication between the consensus and execution layer nodes. These are specified within the cancun.md file of the ethereum/execution-apis repository.
Consumer Releases
The next shopper releases assist Dencun on the Ethereum mainnet.
When selecting which shopper to run, validators ought to be particularly aware of the dangers of working a majority shopper on both the execution layer (EL) or consensus layer (CL). An explainer of those dangers and their penalties could be discovered right here. An estimate of present EL and CL shopper distribution and guides for switching from one shopper to a different could be discovered right here.
Consensus Layer Mainnet Releases
Notice: when working a validator, each the Consensus Layer Beacon Node and Validator Consumer have to be up to date.
Execution Layer Mainnet Releases
Notes:
- Whereas Reth helps Dencun, the shopper is present process a full audit and is not but really helpful for manufacturing use. See the Reth README for extra context.
- Whereas Geth v1.13.13 absolutely helps Dencun, v1.13.14 comprises efficiency enhancements to the transaction pool’s dealing with of blob transactions and is thus really helpful.
FAQ
As an Ethereum person or Ether holder, is there something I must do?
In brief, no. You’ll be able to be a part of us on the livestream to observe all of it occur stay!
If you happen to use an trade, digital pockets or {hardware} pockets you don’t want to do something except you might be knowledgeable to take further steps by your trade or pockets supplier.
If you happen to run your personal Ethereum node, see the subsequent query.
As a non-staking node operator, what do I must do?
To be suitable with the mainnet Dencun improve, replace your node’s execution and consensus layer purchasers to the variations listed within the desk above.
As a staker, what do I must do?
To be suitable with the mainnet Dencun improve, replace your node’s execution and consensus layer purchasers to the variations listed within the desk above. Make certain each your beacon node and validator shopper are up to date.
Moreover, stakers who wish to run via the improve course of extra instances earlier than mainnet are inspired to make use of ephemery.dev, which now helps Dencun.
What occurs if I’m a staker or node operator and I don’t take part within the improve?
In case you are utilizing an Ethereum shopper that isn’t up to date to the most recent model (listed above), your shopper will sync to the pre-fork blockchain as soon as the improve happens.
You may be caught on an incompatible chain following the outdated guidelines and shall be unable to ship Ether or function on the post-Dencun Ethereum community.
As an utility or tooling developer, what ought to I do?
Evaluation the EIPs included in Dencun to find out if and the way they have an effect on your mission — there are lots of new thrilling options being launched throughout each the execution and consensus layers! The one EIPs with backwards compatibility implications are EIP-6780, EIP-7044 and EIP-7514.
Why “Dencun”?
Upgrades to the consensus layer use star names, and people to the execution layer observe Devcon metropolis names. “Dencun” is the mixture of Deneb, a first-magnitude star within the Cygnus constellation, and Cancun, the situation for Devcon 3.
Thanks to everybody who helped deliver the blobs into existence, (practically) rid us of SELFDESTRUCT and customarily ship yet one more main overhaul to the Ethereum community .oO!
Unique cowl picture by Darren Lawrence, with modifications by Tomo Saito.
