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.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum core developer Tim Beiko's Twitter account is suspected to be hacked, as he posted two tweets about "ETH airdrop" with phishing links within half an hour. Users are advised not to click on suspicious links to prevent theft of funds.

ChainCatcher news, Galaxy's Vice President of Research Christine Kim published a summary of the 111th Ethereum Core Developers Consensus Meeting. This meeting finalized the scope of the Cancun upgrade, including EIP-4844 (proto-danksharding) and EIP-4788, EIP-6988, EIP-7044, EIP-7045, and EIP-4788. Additionally, developers suggested increasing the maximum effective validator balance from 32 ETH to 2048 ETH and raising the maximum blob count per block from 4 to 6.First, developers discussed which CL-centric EIPs to include in Deneb. Teku developer Mikhail Kalinin provided an update on EIP-6988, which proposes a code change to prevent slashed validators forcibly ejected from the network from being selected by the protocol as block proposers. EIP-7044 proposes a code change to improve the staking experience, ensuring that signed validator exits remain permanently valid. EIP-7045 proposes a code change to enhance network security by expanding the inclusion range of proof slots. EIP-4788 proposes a code change to improve the staking experience by publicly disclosing the root of beacon chain blocks, which contain EVM internal chain state information for trust-minimized access by DApp developers. Ethereum Foundation researcher Alex Stokes stated that there are plans to merge the aforementioned three EIPs into the Deneb specification in the coming weeks and encouraged CL client teams to review them as soon as possible.Meanwhile, the CL client teams have agreed to test the increased blob count on the next EIP-4844 testnet Devnet 6 and will make a final decision on this matter within two weeks. In relation to the discussion around the maximum blob count, Nimbus developer arnetheduck raised the issue of increasing block reorganization on the mainnet after the Shanghai upgrade. arnetheduck proposed considering changing the 4-second deadline to aggregate validator proofs and send them through the network, and decided to investigate further.Ethereum Foundation researcher Michael Neuder proposed removing the 32 ETH staking cap to help reduce the growth of the active validator set. Developers discussed the potential drawbacks of this change and the possibility of launching partial and full withdrawals directly from the EL as part of the proposal for smart contract initiation. Developers agreed to continue discussing the implementation details of asynchronously changing the effective balance of Ethereum validators on ETHMagicians and Discord. Additionally, Ethereum core developers held their first coordination call regarding the launch of the Holesky testnet, which is expected to replace the existing Goerli testnet by the end of the year. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the EDCON (Community ETHereum Development Conference) 2024 annual conference for Ethereum developers will be held in Japan.It is understood that EDCON is a non-profit global annual Ethereum conference organized by Linktime, De University of Ethereum, and ETHPlanet, dedicated to serving the Ethereum ecosystem and promoting interaction and communication within the global Ethereum community.Since its inception in 2017, it has gathered over 10,000 participants, more than 2,000 developers, over 300 speakers, 450+ projects, and more than 400 supporters. The online event's viewership has even surpassed 300,000+. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum Beacon Chain community health advisor superphiz.eth posted on social media that Ethereum developers have deployed a fix for the Ethereum clients Teku and Prysm to prevent attestation flooding, addressing the recent finality issues affecting the Ethereum Beacon Chain and restoring network stability. The Ethereum Foundation stated in a blog post that the root cause of the finality issues is still under investigation, but "it appears to be caused by high load on certain consensus layer clients, which in turn was triggered by an anomaly."ChainCatcher previously reported that the Beacon Chain experienced a block production halt on Friday and early Saturday. (source link)

ChainCatcher message, the Ethereum Foundation announced that the Ethereum developer conference Devcon 7 will be held in Southeast Asia in 2024. When discussing why it will not be held in 2023, the Ethereum Foundation stated that it hopes to provide more time for the emerging Ethereum community in Southeast Asia to mature and further develop. Additionally, there are more Ethereum activities and communities globally than ever before, and the foundation hopes these local community activities will provide space for further development.The article also mentioned that Southeast Asia has significant untapped and growing opportunities, similar to the opportunities seen in South America. Four countries in Southeast Asia rank in the top 20 of the global crypto adoption index, with Vietnam and the Philippines ranking first and second, respectively. (source link)