Our next chapter: Transitioning from a pure JS client focused on browser compatibility to a performance-first, hybrid JavaScript + Zig architecture. TL;DR: We're rewriting core modules in Zig and switching to Bun as our primary runtime: blog.chainsafe.io/lodestar-zig-a…

1/ 🧵 Ethereum is moving toward integrating zkEVM proofs directly into L1 consensus. A 3-phase roadmap was presented during Berlin interop by George Kadianakis, tackling proof requirements, verifier upgrades, and formal verification — all while avoiding recursive Groth16 ↓

ERCs to significantly improve ethereum UX in next few months (simplified) - 5792: batch multiple clicks into one - 7811: apps can better view your assets, fewer prompts - 7828 + 7930: interoperable addresses for seamless crosschain sends (alice.eth@l2-name)

Yesterday, the Ethereum Foundation (EF) published a blog announcing intent to go all-in on integrating zero-knowledge (zk) into the Ethereum L1: blog.ethereum.org/2025/07/10/rea… This could be a major upgrade, with massive implications for scalability and privacy. 🧵:

Today, Lodestar posted its thoughts on the Glamsterdam headliner. We believe that EPBS gives the protocol an optimized path forward for future scaling. Optimize the pipeline, improve liveness, trustless builders, parallelize CL+EL dev + FOCIL bonus???blog.chainsafe.io/lodestars-glam…

Yes, ETH's price action has been great, and will continue to be, but don't forget we have a network to fix. L1 is still too slow and expensive L2s aren't sufficiently decentralized Interop still not seamless Number go up won't change these facts. Only we can.

As promised, this is my reminder that ePBS is real now, well studied, implemented, and now supported by the majority of client teams

Tentative Ethereum Fusaka timeline, summarized by Christine D. Kim in her ACDE writeup for this week. “Client public testnet releases ~> Week of Aug 25 First public testnet upgrade ~> Sep 22 - Oct 3 Second testnet upgrade ~> Oct 6-10 Mainnet upgrade ~> Nov 5-12”

Let me hype you for Ethereum block space. We are just getting started, and this will be delivered with home nodes viable, all the way. 24 Gig gas. By 2030? I’ll not be shocked if it slips - and, it can be done. Ship forks with discipline every 6-9 months, and this happens.

🧵This week’s EF Protocol research update covers new posts on * Modelling delayed execution & ePBS in the context of shorter slot times * The road to gigagas L1 * FOCIL specification improvements * Statelessness progress updates All posts🔗👇🏼

Thorsten Behrens Besu, an LF Decentralized Trust project already has parallel execution 😉 besu.hyperledger.org/public-network… And enabled by default since 25.7.0. BAL will help get every client onboard and also improve Besu’s implementation.

I think I've managed to distill 2 months worth of slot restructuring discussion down to a single matrix. notes.ethereum.org/@0YxgBRfbR0OTJ… This should make it clear for anyone still looking at alternatives why 7732 (with dual deadline PTC) is the best design. Second best design is

I am honored to be asked to be a torch bearer for the run up to the 10th anniversary celebration of Ethereum's launch and non-stop, essentially flawless, operation of the protocol -- even as the protocol underwent many major upgrades "in flight" – without missing a block.

Two forks ago we didn't have cheap L2 txs. Two forks from now we will have - perfect parallelization of execution - orders of magnitude more gas limit. - orders of magnitude more blobs. - better censor resistance It's a no brainer tradfi is trying to tap into Ethereum

From the data presented in yesterday's ACDC and the discussion, I got the impression that a 6s slot without pipelining is more difficult than we expected. It *probably* can be done, but we're not sure. And we won't have high confidence data by the next ACDC. We are currently

Before the free option problem blows out of hand and is used as a drawning man last attempt to butcher or stop ePBS. Yes it's a problem. Yes it can be serious. But also there's many attenuations and other considerations: 0/7

An informal ethstaker Discord poll with n=7 shows ePBS + BAL as the clear choice for home stakers. Tiny sample, and still. Opinion on FOCIL is split: Now; now if complexity can be managed; later bcs of complexity concerns. Numbers: ethereum-magicians.org/t/soliciting-s…