Ethereum Cat Herders Update #26

Client diversity, state bloat, Medalla testnet, and Eth2 attacknets

Ethereum Cat Herders provide decentralized project management to Ethereum.

Ethereum Core Devs

Network Health Maintenance

More talk about client diversity. Ethereum Cat Herders has created a questionnaire to gather data from key node operators.

Concerns about generously raising the gas limit were brought up, citing serious security threats, such as the Shanghai attacks.

State bloat was also brought up. It was suggested that this problem may carry over to Eth2.0 over time if not solved.

EIPs

• EIP-2565, ModExp repricing, moved to Last Call
• EIP-2715, Typed Transaction Envelope, motioned to Eligible for Inclusion

Ethereum 2.0

Eth2.0 Phase 0v0.12.2released in preparation for the Medalla test network. Phase 1 continues in active development.

Learn more about the Medalla testnet.

Three attacknets have been launched (testing for resilience). A repo exists with tools and bounties.

TXRX is continuing its work to connect Eth1 and Eth2.

Eth2.0 developer Afri targets November for Phase 0 launch, optimistically.

Read Afri’s interview with Paradigm.

Community Updates

Events

• The Cat Herders organized an event Women in Ethereum in association with the EthPlanet’s ongoing Ethereum Summer Camp 2020. Follow the insightful talks with women builders from the Ethereum community, followed by Q&A with the speakers.
• Upcoming Ethereum Magicians Summer Extravaganza

Ethereum Cat Herders

• Meeting #38 — notes, video, agenda
• Next meeting — August 4th, 2020

EIPIP

• Meeting #12 — notes, video, agenda
• Next meeting — July 29th, 2020

All Core Devs

• Meeting #92 — video, agenda, notes
• Next meeting — August 7th, 2020

Eth2.0 Implementors

• Meeting #44 — notes, video, agenda
• Next meeting — August 6th, 2020

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