Blockchain gossip! ๐ฃ Ethereum core developers quietly held another meeting, this time for the 171st time! At the meeting, everyone discussed the progress of Dencun upgrade testing, early audit results of EIP-4788, beacon block root in EVM, Holesky testnet launch, EIP-7503, initial feedback on zero-knowledge wormholes, etc. ๐ฏ
In terms of Dencun testing, developers plan to launch Devnet-9 at the end of September or this week. However, after Devnet-9 is launched, the 10th devnet will need to be launched for the Dencun upgrade, and the life cycle of Devnet-10 will be relatively short. Developers will also test the workflow of validators to obtain MEV using the MEV-Boost software on Devnet-9 and 10. ๐ช
Regarding EIP-4788, developers said that three audits conducted by Chainsecurity, Trail of Bits, and Dedaub have been completed. One of the most important findings in the audit is that users can query smart contract addresses using zero timestamps, even if no value is set for zero timestamps. ๐ฎ
In addition, the Holosky testnet has also been launched. Developers also discussed EIP-7503, a new privacy solution for Ethereum based on zero-knowledge cryptography technology, which will provide stronger privacy guarantees for users' transactions compared to cryptocurrency mixers such as Tornado Cash. ๐
Finally, Guillaume Ballet from the Geth client team raised a small question in the EIP 6780 specification about the behavior of SELFDESTRUCT in a post-Verkle environment. ๐ค
What do you think are the highlights of the discussion at this meeting? Feel free to speak your mind in the comments section, let's discuss it together! ๐ฌ
In terms of Dencun testing, developers plan to launch Devnet-9 at the end of September or this week. However, after Devnet-9 is launched, the 10th devnet will need to be launched for the Dencun upgrade, and the life cycle of Devnet-10 will be relatively short. Developers will also test the workflow of validators to obtain MEV using the MEV-Boost software on Devnet-9 and 10. ๐ช
Regarding EIP-4788, developers said that three audits conducted by Chainsecurity, Trail of Bits, and Dedaub have been completed. One of the most important findings in the audit is that users can query smart contract addresses using zero timestamps, even if no value is set for zero timestamps. ๐ฎ
In addition, the Holosky testnet has also been launched. Developers also discussed EIP-7503, a new privacy solution for Ethereum based on zero-knowledge cryptography technology, which will provide stronger privacy guarantees for users' transactions compared to cryptocurrency mixers such as Tornado Cash. ๐
Finally, Guillaume Ballet from the Geth client team raised a small question in the EIP 6780 specification about the behavior of SELFDESTRUCT in a post-Verkle environment. ๐ค
What do you think are the highlights of the discussion at this meeting? Feel free to speak your mind in the comments section, let's discuss it together! ๐ฌ