tl;dr: Ethereum Protocol Studies is making a comeback for 2025. Check out epf.wiki to complete the survey and participate in the town hall on Wednesday, Feb 12.
The Ethereum Protocol Studies initiative (EPS) is returning for 2025! Created to lessen the obstacles to comprehending Ethereum’s fundamental protocol, EPS offers organized education and a clear pathway to profound protocol insights.
Expanding Learning Materials
Over the last year, we have developed a syllabus encompassing essential Ethereum principles designed to assist in onboarding new members. These recordings are an invaluable asset for both beginners and experienced developers.
Notable features of the syllabus comprise this session on data availability sampling led by Dankrad, this workshop on execution layer intricacies from lightclient, and this analysis on MEV and protocol service featuring Barnabé.
Looking forward, the 2025 initiative will emphasize in-depth explorations of the Execution Layer and Consensus Layer, providing a structured learning experience to comprehend client structure, research areas, and additional aspects of the Ethereum protocol.
The EPF Wiki: A Dynamic Knowledge Repository
A pivotal goal for this year is the enhancement of epf.wiki. This collaborative knowledge repository already harbors extensive documentation on Ethereum’s core protocol, and we promote further open-source contributions by refining descriptions and assisting others in their learning journey. Whether you’re a newcomer or heavily engaged in Ethereum research, contributions to the wiki are crucial for sustaining a thorough educational resource.
Anticipations for EPS in 2025
This year’s EPS persistently provides an open, permissionless, and community-oriented learning approach. Participants will interact with principal developers and researchers from various client teams through the program and can anticipate:
- A town hall Q&A on Feb 12th at 1500 UTC
- 2 intensive onboarding weeks featuring content from 2024
- 6 weeks of in-depth exploration into Execution and Consensus Layer mechanics
- Interactive seminar-style discussions with protocol engineers and researchers
- Discord server committed to discussions about every aspect of the protocol
- Collaborative documentation initiatives via EPF.wiki
- Preparing for cohort 6 of the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship
If you seek a way to engage with Ethereum’s fundamental protocol, take part in EPS and become a member of the next generation of Ethereum protocol enthusiasts.
Begin by exploring epf.wiki and connecting with this expanding community.
