Dencun will reduce Layer 2 transaction fees by introducing proto-danksharding.<\/p>\n
Ethereum\u2019s core developers have scheduled the long-awaited Dencun upgrade’s mainnet deployment for March 13.<\/p>\n
The date was agreed upon during the Feb. 8 All Core Devs Execution call. Terence Tsao of Prysmatic Labs\u00a0tweeted<\/a>\u00a0that updated Ethereum clients will be released on Feb. 22 ahead of the upgrade.<\/p>\n The announcement followed three successful testnet deployments over the past four weeks, with no major issues encountered following the last two on\u00a0Sepolia<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Holesky<\/a>\u00a0respectively.<\/p>\n Dencun will significantly reduce the costs associated with transacting on Ethereum, particularly on Layer 2, by introducing\u00a0EIP-4844<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 also known as proto-danksharding. The upgrade reduces transaction costs by replacing gas-intensive calldata with lightweight Binary Large Objects (blobs).<\/p>\n Unlike calldata, blobs do not compete with Ethereum transactions for gas, improving data availability. Blob data is also deleted after two weeks, whereas calldata is stored indefinitely on the Ethereum blockchain.<\/p>\n On Feb. 7, the Ethereum Foundation\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0it will launch a ten\u2013week program designed to train up new core developers. The news comes as the foundation is readying to onboard its fifth cohort of contributors via the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship (EPF).<\/p>\n Dubbed the EPF Study Group (EPFsg), the new program will begin on Feb. 19 and spans weekly 90 minute webinars. Participants can select between curricula focusing on Ethereum research, development, or both. The topics covered include protocol design, execution and consensus layer architecture, testing methods and tooling, and current research priorities including Sharding, MEV, and\u00a0Verkle trees<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cOver the past [EPF] two cohorts, one of the most frequent requests we’ve received from applicants & participants was for better onboarding materials,\u201d the Ethereum Foundation said. \u201cEPFsg has been designed to guide and grow the next generation of Ethereum core developers and provide a deep understanding of Ethereum’s internal mechanics.\u201d<\/p>\n On the same day, the Ethereum Foundation also\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0it is offering $1M in funding through its 2024 academic grants round.<\/p>\n <\/p>\nProto-danksharding<\/h2>\n
Ethereum Foundation moves to onboard new core developers<\/h2>\n
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