ChainCatcher news, the Ethereum Layer 2 network Taiko based on zkRollup, has been optimizing its Rollup protocol since the launch of its autonomous network, reducing L1 Gas costs by over 30%. It is now focusing on developing new features and improving existing ones:Enhanced L2 EIP-1559;Transaction Preconfirmation;Introduction of new transaction type Sponsored Transactions;Cancun EVM support;Enable contracts to use Calldata as DA;Enhanced Min-Tier selection.In addition, the Ontake upgrade version will include several features and improvements outlined above, with testing planned to begin on the Hekla testnet before October, followed by a mainnet upgrade in the fourth quarter of this year.

ChainCatcher news, according to a post by ETH Daily, the Ethereum Pectra upgrade is scheduled for the first quarter of 2025. This upgrade is expected to include EOF, Peer DAS, EIP-7702, and other proposals.

ChainCatcher news, Stacks co-founder Muneeb announced the details of the Stacks Nakamoto upgrade plan on the X platform. The Nakamoto upgrade will begin rolling out between April 15 and 29 (as previously announced).The new PoX consensus contract is called pox-4, which will be activated at specific Bitcoin blocks during this window. Currently, $1.4 billion in STX capital has reached consensus. This funding will automatically unlock (while users continue to earn BTC rewards during this period), and institutional signers and the community will lock the funds in the new pox-4 contract. Signers will begin registering on the network and testing their setups on the mainnet.All launch contracts (including pox-4 and signer binaries) are ready. All core Nakamoto consensus rules have been completed. Block validation, DKG, StackerDB, term extensions, and more have been completed and are being tested.

ChainCatcher message, Starknet announced on social media that the Starknet v0.13.1 upgrade plan has been slightly postponed to allow more time for the new full node version to fully support RPC 0.7.It is reported that the Starknet v0.13.1 upgrade will take place on March 5 on the Sepolia testnet, on March 6 on the Goerli testnet, and on March 12 on the mainnet. Pathfinder v0.11.1 has been released, and Juno v0.11.0 will be released in the coming days.

ChainCatcher message, OP Labs stated on social media that the Canyon network upgrade for OP Goerli and OP Sepolia is scheduled for November 14, 2023, at 17:00 UTC.It is reported that these versions will lay the foundation for future iterations of the superchain, and node providers and OP Chain operators are advised to upgrade their testnet nodes by November 7 to ensure that the nodes are ready for the network upgrade later this month.

ChainCatcher message, zkSync announced today at 18:00 an upgrade to the behavior of block.number, block.timestamp, and blockhash on zkSync Era. After the upgrade, block.number, block.timestamp, and blockhash will return the L2 block number, timestamp, and hash value, respectively. The upgrade is expected to last 40-60 days, during which the block production rate and timestamp refresh time will gradually increase.zkSync reminds developers that if a project has critical logic dependent on the return values of block.number, block.timestamp, and blockhash, it may face unexpected behavior (e.g., shortened governance voting time, surge in rewards, etc.).

ChainCatcher news, the liquid staking protocol Lido announced the upgrade plan for V2, which will allow stETH holders to withdraw directly from the beacon chain. In addition, Lido announced a new feature called Staking Router, which is a new modular architecture designed to allow anyone (including individual stakers) to become node operators while providing stakers with an easy staking/unstaking experience. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the Layer2 interoperability protocol Connext has completed the network upgrade plan Amarok, allowing developers to build xchain applications and provide infrastructure on each chain. In addition, Connext plans to launch the Beta version in the coming weeks. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, the official Web3 multi-chain wallet BitKeep has announced that it has launched the 【BitKeep Security Upgrade Plan】 in collaboration with top industry security teams such as Slow Mist Technology and Cobo, working together to build a security barrier in the Crypto dark jungle. It is reported that the 【BitKeep Security Upgrade Plan】 will conduct in-depth and comprehensive audits and security upgrades around BitKeep, allowing users to enjoy safer and higher-quality services.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the organization Flashbots, which aims to study the MEV (Miner Extractable Value) issue, announced an upgrade designed to address censorship resistance and concerns about decentralization. Flashbots' product lead Robert Miller discussed how to tackle these issues earlier this month and stated that they are exploring a decentralized solution.Flashbots' strategic lead Hasu announced today that the protocol is called "SUAVE." SUAVE aims to gradually achieve decentralization of the block building process by open-sourcing its code and development, allowing anyone to contribute. It will have cross-chain and multi-chain support and will work with any Ethereum-compatible blockchain or Rollup.According to the development team, more details about SUAVE will be released in the coming weeks. Previously reported, Flashbots co-founder Stephane Gosselin resigned last month after a disagreement with the team over wanting validators to support uncensored relays. (source link)