ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, Jesse Pollak, head of the Base protocol, recently stated in a conference call with Ethereum founders and developers that based rollups are "a flexible and powerful tool that will allow us to use them for Base, bringing it closer to Ethereum and increasing the security guarantees it provides."Ben Jones, a director at the Optimism Foundation, added that based rollups will improve collaboration between the Ethereum base layer and L2.Ethereum L2 networks (such as Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base) have charged hefty fees by deploying high-speed, centralized sorters (i.e., the order of transaction processing and addition to blockchain blocks), but this comes at the cost of unification.Based rollups, proposed by Ethereum core developer Justin Drake in March 2023, return this process to the base layer, improving the decentralization of the network, as the block building process will be executed by all Ethereum validators rather than a single centralized sorter.At the same time, native rollups will enhance the way transactions are executed on the base layer, making the network more composable.However, these L2s will forfeit a significant portion of their revenue gained through maximum extractable value. Data from Dune Analytics shows that Arbitrum, which supports the transition to based rollups, has generated $210 million in revenue from its centralized sorter, while Base's revenue stands at $96.2 million.It is worth noting that based rollups or native rollups may bring more revenue to Ethereum's base layer and positively impact the price of ETH. However, the decentralized sorting of the Ethereum base layer means that transactions will be confirmed within 12 seconds, rather than the approximately 1 second typical of many Ethereum L2s. Several Ethereum L2 leaders also support the deployment of "FABRIC," an infrastructure that supports based rollups.Daniel Wang, CEO of Ethereum L2 Taiko, stated that the protocol is willing to adopt the FABRIC standard to "address" Ethereum's interoperability issues, saying, "We have been waiting for the FABRIC standard so that we can work together and provide a complete solution."

ChainCatcher news, reported by Bitcoin.com, indicates that concerns are growing within the Ethereum ecosystem about its pace of development.Jesse Pollak, head of Base (the second-layer network of Bitcoin), criticized Ethereum's current roadmap, stating that it is too conservative and calling for the originally scheduled updates in 2027 to be moved up to early 2026.Ethereum Foundation developer Dankrad Feist shares a similar view, stating that the current growth plan "lacks ambition" and pointing out issues with the existing upgrade process. Feist also questions the notion that scalability can only be achieved on second-layer networks, emphasizing that large-scale scalability of the Ethereum base layer is feasible.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum early developer Eric Conner posted on x, stating that as Vitalik gradually steps back, the opacity of the Ethereum Foundation (EF) and the sense of disconnection from the community are becoming stronger. He pointed out that EF currently exhibits a "defeatist and competitive mindset," which has led many community members to question whether to continue staying.Eric stated that leadership, culture, and community are important, but currently, EF tends to focus more on "goodwill" and emotional issues rather than understanding the community's demands for change. As an early participant in the Ethereum ecosystem and one of the founders of Ethhub, Eric mentioned that he may have lost his passion for Ethereum, but still hopes for its success.

ChainCatcher news, reported by The Block, Ethereum developers plan to launch the Pectra upgrade for the network in March 2025, setting specific milestones before the mainnet fork.According to a core developer conference call held on Thursday, after coordinating with client software teams, a new client upgrade and hard fork for the Ethereum test networks Sepolia and Holesky is expected to be released in February. If the fork on the test networks goes as planned, the mainnet will launch next month.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum developer Eric.eth tweeted: "Ethereum still needs great leaders, especially in the ever-changing landscape of cryptocurrency competition. It is still too early to implement subtraction and opaque leadership methods.I would prefer Vitalik to remain the leader of Ethereum rather than slowly stepping back over the years; it was his early leadership that brought us to where we are today.I strongly oppose the notion that 'Ethereum does not need the Ethereum Foundation or leaders.' This is not only because seeking leadership is a human instinct, but also because this technology is still in a very early stage, making such an approach unsuitable. The chain can be decentralized, but that does not mean that leadership should also be decentralized."

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum developer Ryan Berckmans commented on Max Resnick's job change: "I am glad to see Max Resnick leave the Ethereum scaling core development community.Critics like Resnick often claim that Ethereum needs to become more like Solana. But in reality, Ethereum has reached its peak through the L2 expansion strategy—there's no need to change the strategy. Solana is trying to acquire what Ethereum already has, including client diversity, true protocol specifications, research communities, and more on-chain capital. What is actually happening now is that Solana is taking significant steps to try to become more like Ethereum.Resnick is now part of Solana's efforts to become more like Ethereum, which is ironic considering he has always said that Ethereum must become more like Solana. However, all the funding in the world cannot buy them decentralization. In short, Solana is essentially a financially strong paper tiger. It’s no surprise that this suits Resnick very well."Previous news, Ethereum ecosystem developer Max Resnick announced that he has left his job at Consensys to join the Solana research company Anza.

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum ecosystem developer Max Resnick announced that he has left his job at Consensys to join Solana development company Anza.Resnick plans to write specifications for the Solana protocol as much as possible in the initial 100 days, prioritizing the fee markets and consensus implementations that he believes will have the greatest impact.Resnick stated that he will continue to collaborate with the Consensys team as a research advisor while focusing on his new role.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum protocol developer and Prysm maintainer Terence posted on the X platform that the Ethereum core developers meeting (AllCoreDevs) has reached a preliminary consensus to increase the blob target/max from 3/6 to 6/9, with specific implementation requiring further testing and results from the development network.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum developer Paul Berg has released a proposal regarding multiple native tokens on Ethereum, aimed at improving the user experience when transferring tokens, making native financial products easier to deploy, and enhancing the innovative potential of Ethereum L2 applications.The proposal is named EIP-7809, which suggests adding a backward-compatible extension to the EVM that, if approved through Ethereum's new proposal process, will allow fungible tokens to operate with "native-like" properties.ETH has been operating as Ethereum's native token, and almost all other Ethereum-based tokens are built on top of this network but do not possess most of the same "native" characteristics as ETH. This limits functionalities such as direct token transfers using opcodes and transferring multiple tokens in a single contract call. EIP-7809 introduces four new opcodes:MINT & BURN, allowing for token supply management through minting and burning tokens;BALANCEOF for checking token balances;NTCALL for token transfers that require contract calls;NTCREATE for creating contracts that include upfront token deposits.

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum developers have introduced a temporary test network named Mekong for the Pectra upgrade. This testnet is designed to trial specific code changes before deploying them to other public testnets and ultimately to the mainnet.According to a blog post by Ethereum core developers, the testnet aims to explore the impact of these changes. The post notes that although the testnet will run for a short period, it is considered to be fully functional for Pectra, containing all proposed EIPs. The developers stated, "We may see some minor specification changes or smaller EIPs, but the features included here will make their way into the existing public testnets and eventually into the Ethereum mainnet."Initially, the Pectra upgrade plan included 20 Ethereum Improvement Proposals, but this number has been reduced to about 8. These modifications focus on improving user experience and network efficiency when Pectra launches on the mainnet.Key changes being tested include enhancements to the user experience of crypto wallets and account abstraction, increasing the maximum validator staking limit from 32 ETH to 2,048 ETH, updating deposit and withdrawal mechanisms, and more.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Ethereum developers agreed on Thursday to split the upcoming hard fork Pectra into two batches, aiming to make the large-scale upgrade less cumbersome and reduce the risk of mistakes or errors. The first package may be released in 2025 (as early as February).The first part of Pectra will include Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), including EIP-7702, which aims to improve wallets. The second part will see an EIP aimed at upgrading the Ethereum Virtual Machine (referred to as EOF).

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum protocol developer and Prysm maintainer Terence recently shared his views on his social platform, stating that Ethereum's roadmap is simpler than many people think, with most of it achievable within the next four years: maximizing data availability, improving censorship resistance, reducing trust through off-chain block construction and better slot utilization, achieving faster consensus finality, enhancing the staking user experience, finalizing staking economics, limiting execution layer storage, and implementing stateless execution.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, U.S. District Judge Kevin Castel has ordered the sentence of Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith to be reduced from 63 months to 56 months.In April 2022, U.S. prosecutors stated that Castel violated sanctions law by traveling to North Korea in 2019 "to give a talk on using cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to evade sanctions and provide technical advice," resulting in a 63-month prison sentence.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, U.S. Department of Justice officials have drafted a motion opposing the sentence reduction request for Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith due to violations of sanctions against North Korea.U.S. Attorney Damian Williams stated in a document submitted to the Southern District of New York on June 17 that the judge should deny Virgil Griffith's motion to reduce his sentence to 51 months.It is reported that the judge previously sentenced the former Ethereum developer to 63 months in prison and a $100,000 fine in April 2022, and considering his time served before the sentencing hearing, his expected release date is January 2026.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Ethereum developers have set a final timeline for the "Dencun" upgrade. If everything runs smoothly on the Sepolia and Holesky testnets on January 30 and February 7, the developers will determine the date for "Dencun" to land on the Ethereum mainnet, with the current target being the end of February or early March.

ChainCatcher message, according to the official Ethereum blog post, the Ethereum developer conference Devcon 7 will be held from November 12 to 15, 2024, in Bangkok, Thailand.The article points out that Devcon 7 is being prepared to be a more inclusive and regional event. To reflect this vision, it will be referred to as "Devcon Southeast Asia," rather than mentioning the name of the host city. The Ethereum community in Southeast Asia has tremendous potential, as evidenced by its rapidly growing cryptocurrency adoption rates. Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand are leading in the global cryptocurrency adoption index, highlighting the region's key role in the global Ethereum landscape.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum researchers have initiated the "RIP-7560 Native Account Abstraction" proposal, aimed at introducing changes to the consensus layer protocol rather than relying solely on higher-level infrastructure. This proposal merges EIP-2938 and ERC-4337 into a comprehensive native account abstraction proposal, suggesting that Ethereum transactions be divided into multiple steps, including validation, execution, and post-transaction logic. The validity of a transaction is determined by the outcome of the transaction's validation step.

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum community developer terence.eth tweeted that the Deneb/Cancun upgrade official testnet Devnet 8 has been launched and is progressing smoothly.Previous report, Devnet 8 is the first dedicated test network that will activate all relevant Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) finalized for the Dencun upgrade.