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The how and why of Ethereum’s latest update

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Ethereum developer proposed final changes to add to the Cancun upgrade.
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The new Cancun update that is supposed to be launching on Ethereum [ETH] has been a huge subject of discussion for developers over the last few months. Recently, in the “All Core Developers Consensus Call”, many details of the update were finalized.

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Developers come to an agreement

The main topic of discussion was about blobs. Blobs are chunks of data that can be added to the Ethereum blockchain. An Ethereum developer named Dankrad Feist conducted an experiment to test how well the Ethereum network can handle large blocks with additional data.

Feist found that the Ethereum network successfully processed blocks with 128 kB to 1 MB of extra data without causing any problems. He tested factors like bandwidth usage, block speed, and missed attestations. Everything remained stable regardless of block size.

However, there was one instance where a block carrying 1 MB of additional data caused a temporary reorganization of the blockchain.

Based on the experiment, Feist suggested making some changes. He recommended increasing the maximum number of blobs per block from 4 to 6, as specified in EIP 4844. He also suggested reevaluating the deadline for receiving blocks within a certain time frame.

Next, the participants discussed making modifications to EIP-4788. This EIP allows the Beacon block root to be visible in the EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine). The suggestion was to restrict the quantity of block roots stored on the EL (Execution Layer) to control the growth of the blockchain’s state.

Though implementing this change would require EL clients to perform additional disk writes, everyone in the discussion agreed that it was a necessary

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Author: Himalay Patel

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