tl;dr
- Finalized: rebranding the weblog
- Improve your nodes!
Finalized, rebranding the weblog
In the event you’ve learn my latest writings or listened to me talk about Ethereum and this grand improve that is within the works, you’ve got maybe seen that I am not solely shying away from discussing “phases” (as an alternative, referring to a sequence of impartial upgrades), however that I’ve additionally been making an attempt to place the phrases “eth1” and “eth2” to relaxation. I’ve spoken about these being horrible phrases and wrote about it once more in January’s “The State of Eth2”.
What we name “eth2” is a sequence of main upgrades to Ethereum’s consensus-layer — to make sure the protocol is safe, sustainable, and scalable — whereas “eth2 purchasers” are implementations of this proof-of-stake consensus.
And, what we name “eth1” on this context is Ethereum’s wealthy application-layer, and equally, “eth1 purchasers” (after the improve to proof-of-stake) are the software program that does the heavy lifting on this layer. Ethereum’s application-layer is at present pushed by a proof-of-work consensus algorithm however will quickly be pushed by the beacon chain — the proof-of-stake consensus mechanism that’s at present in manufacturing and secured by ~3.5M ETH.
Now to comply with by way of on my marketing campaign, I am rebranding this weblog sequence. From right here on out, this sequence will probably be often known as “Finalized: the Ethereum consensus-layer”, the place the title is an homage to essentially the most vital operate of the proof-of-stake consensus-layer — finality.
Stakers: Improve your nodes
To remain linked, you have to be Berlin appropriate
The Ethereum PoW chain is present process a mainnet improve, known as Berlin, on April 14, 2021. This can be a backwards incompatible fork and thus requires updating your software program to proceed to comply with mainnet. You possibly can learn extra about this within the EF’s Ethereum Berlin Improve Announcement.
As a beacon chain staker, you want an Ethereum PoW endpoint to efficiently carry out your whole numerous duties as a validator. This performance serves because the uni-directional hyperlink between the parts of the system to permit for brand spanking new validator deposits.
It follows that, to efficiently keep this hyperlink, stakers should improve their Ethereum PoW nodes! In the event you run the Pyrmont testnet, you will need to improve your Goerli nodes earlier than March 17, 2021, and should you validate on mainnet, you will need to improve your mainnet PoW nodes earlier than April 14, 2021.
Additionally, a great time to improve your beacon node
Along with upgrading your PoW nodes, I extremely suggest upgrading your beacon nodes too. There have been many juicy optimizations not too long ago to all mainnet purchasers. To make sure your validators run with optimum efficiency (and profitability), pull down the newest launch and provides it a whirl.
Improve your nodes! 🚀