Ethereum News: Key EIP Proposals In Fusaka Upgrade

The latest Ethereum news featuring the next upgrade, Fusaka, is getting much attention these days.

On March 4, Marek Moraczyński, the team lead for the network’s client Nethermind protocol, touted some core Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) that will accompany the upcoming upgrade.

Fusaka Upgrade Might Have These EIPs…

Moraczyński reiterated the anticipation amongst Ethereum community members that the Fusaka upgrade would be rolled out this year.

On this basis, he urged the team behind the hard fork to hurry up in finalizing the scope of the upgrade.

He listed the potential EIPs in Fusaka, including EIP-7594, EIP-7692, and EIP-7883 as some of the key focus.

EIP-7594, with the tag “PeerDAS – Peer Data Availability,” is considered the most important feature to watch out for.

PeerDAS is a networking protocol that introduces simple Data Availability Sampling (DAS) by utilizing gossip distribution and peer requests.

By not requiring all nodes to download data, this EIP-7594 brings additional data availability to Ethereum users.

EIP-7692: EOF is a meta EIP that compiles EIPs belonging to the EOFv1 proposal, including EIP-7480: EOF Data section access instructions and EIP-663: SWAPN, DUPN, and EXCHANGE instructions.

This EIP will function in conjunction with EIP-7873 TXCREATE Transaction, which adds a TXCREATE instruction to EOF.

This will accompany the transaction type, allowing the creation of EOF contracts from transaction data.

Another expected feature is the EIP-7883: ModExp Gas Cost Increase. It modifies the ModExp precompile pricing algorithm that was initially introduced in EIP-2565.

Other EIPs that Moraczyński spotlighted include EIP-7825: Transaction Gas Limit Cap, EIP-7212: Precompile for secp256r1 Curve Support, and EIP-7823: Set upper bounds for MODEXP.

It is worth noting that most of these EIPs were deferred from the soon-to-launch Pectra hard fork.

PeerDAS Readiness Indicator

Since conversations began on the Fusaka upgrade, PeerDAS has also been in the spotlight.

The innovation has shared the spotlight along with the transition of Verkle trees and the EVM Object Format (EOF).

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin once stated that Fusaka needs to get on a Layer-1 (L1) with PeerDAS.

He highlighted the ideal parameter for this event as a 48/72 blob target/limit.

The implementation of PeerDAS is crucial for scaling the Ethereum network; therefore, developers are anticipating its arrival.

EOF has already entered an advanced stage of implementation, where it can enhance both EVM functionality and ZK-provability.

Also, it has the potential to provide a structured path for future EVM improvements.

Ethereum News: Pectra in Focus

After several months of waiting, Ethereum’s Pectra hard fork will finally go live on the Sepolia testnet on March 5.

The development team confirmed this Ethereum news in a recently unveiled timeline.

The devs made this decision during the 206th All Core Developers Execution (ACDE) calls held on February 27.

Even after the Holesky testnet fails, Pectra will progress to the Sepolia testnet on epoch 222464.

Eventually, the successful upgrade of the next testnets will usher in a mainnet activation epoch.

Consequently, developers are busy trying to find alternative mitigation routes for Holesky.

They have also invested considerable resources and effort in recovering the network.

Noteworthy, the features accompanying Pectra are ultimately focused on augmenting Ethereum accounts.

By improving the validators’ experience and supporting Layer-2 scaling, the Pectra upgrade is expected to enhance and improve the broader Ethereum ecosystem.