- Fusaka, Pectra and Devnets 2 and 3
- Other Milestones in the Ethereum Ecosystem
- Vitalik Buterin's View on the Future of Ethereum
Ethereum developers recently held their 140th All Core Developer Consensus Conference Call (ACDC), during which they discussed the upcoming upgrade dubbed Fulu-Osaka.
Fusaka, Pectra and Devnets 2 and 3
Alex Stokes, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, hosted the meeting. He led the discussions on the development stage of the long-awaited Pectra upgrade, PeerDAS, and the naming of the next Ethereum consensus layer upgrade. The current plan is to refer to the upgrade as Fulu, like the star in the Cassiopeia constellation but shortened as Fusaka.
Other Milestones in the Ethereum Ecosystem
Meanwhile, the Ethereum ecosystem recently welcomed a new public blockchain. Sony Group launched Soneium. This protocol is its L2 outfit with backing from Startale, built on Optimism’s OP Stack and supported by Astar Network, Alchemy, Chainlink, Circle, Optimism, and The Graph. The testnet will be launched in the near future.
Vitalik Buterin's View on the Future of Ethereum
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes that Ethereum fundamentals are stronger than ever. His statement came as a response to some rumors that the Ethereum ecosystem is getting weaker by the day. He praised L2 network Optimism for its support to standardize asset transfers in the Ethereum ecosystem.
Discussions on updates and achievements in the Ethereum ecosystem continue, with developers working on improving the network and ensuring its support and stability.