ChainCatcher news, according to yesterday's official announcement, BNB Chain has successfully adapted and integrated the Ethereum client Erigon 3 with the Parlia consensus protocol. Parlia is the consensus mechanism used by BNB Chain (BSC), which combines the characteristics of DPoS and PoA, allowing BNB holders to elect validators for faster block times and lower transaction costs. The integration of Erigon 3 with Parlia will bring performance improvements to users. On the BSC testnet (Chapel), Erigon 3 has shown significant performance enhancements: disk usage has been reduced by 50%, and synchronization time has decreased from one week to about 10 hours.BNB Chain plans to release the mainnet version around September 30, 2024, while continuing to support Erigon 2 for a period to ensure a smooth transition. Currently, the Erigon 3 Alpha 2 version has been launched on the testnet, and users can test it and provide feedback.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum client Erigon updates its 2023 roadmap, changing its execution layer from 2 upgrades to 1, which will be named Erigon 3 (previously Erigon 4). At the same time, the consensus layer Caplin is introduced, designed to run as a single process alongside Erigon 3 or as an independent process. (source link)