{"id":7015,"date":"2025-01-06T13:59:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T12:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/?p=7015"},"modified":"2025-01-06T13:59:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T12:59:28","slug":"ethereum-foundation-blog-the-journey-to-finalized-number-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/06\/ethereum-foundation-blog-the-journey-to-finalized-number-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Foundation Blog: The Journey to Finalized Number 23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">tl;dr<!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"css-1onhfjo\">\n<li class=\"css-cvpopp\"><em class=\"chakra-text css-0\">Concluded<!-- --><\/em>: rebranding the blog<!-- --><\/li>\n<li class=\"css-cvpopp\">Update your nodes!<!-- --><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"chakra-heading css-1w54o5f\" id=\"concluded-rebranding-the-blog\">Concluded, rebranding the blog<!-- --><\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">If you have perused my latest writings or heard me discuss Ethereum and this significant upgrade that&#8217;s underway, you may have observed that I&#8217;m not only avoiding the term &#8220;phases&#8221; (instead, referring to a sequence of autonomous upgrades), but that I&#8217;ve also been striving to put the phrases &#8220;eth1&#8221; and &#8220;eth2&#8221; behind us. I&#8217;ve <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-ug8vf0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wEh4u5a-43o\">mentioned<!-- --><\/a> that these labels are quite poor and elaborated on this in January&#8217;s <!-- --><a class=\"chakra-link css-ug8vf0\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/2021\/01\/20\/the-state-of-eth2-january-2021\">&#8220;The State of Eth2&#8221;<!-- --><\/a>.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">What we refer to as &#8220;eth2&#8221; constitutes a series of significant enhancements to Ethereum&#8217;s <!-- --><strong>consensus-layer<!-- --><\/strong> &#8212; aimed at ensuring the protocol remains secure, sustainable, and scalable &#8212; while &#8220;eth2 clients&#8221; are the implementations utilizing this proof-of-stake consensus.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">In this context, &#8220;eth1&#8221; refers to Ethereum&#8217;s extensive <!-- --><strong>application-layer<!-- --><\/strong>, and similarly, &#8220;eth1 clients&#8221; (post-upgrade to proof-of-stake) are the software that handles the demanding tasks within this layer. At present, Ethereum&#8217;s application-layer operates via a proof-of-work consensus algorithm but will soon shift to the beacon chain &#8212; the proof-of-stake consensus system currently in operation and supported by approximately 3.5M ETH.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Now, to continue my initiative, I&#8217;m rebranding this blog series. From this point forward, the series will be known as &#8220;Concluded: the Ethereum consensus-layer&#8221;, where the title honors the fundamental purpose of the proof-of-stake consensus-layer &#8212; <!-- --><em class=\"chakra-text css-0\">finality<!-- --><\/em>.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"chakra-heading css-1w54o5f\" id=\"stakers-update-your-nodes\">Stakers: Update your nodes<!-- --><\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"chakra-heading css-145upk7\" id=\"to-remain-connected-you-must-be-berlin-compatible\">To remain connected, you must be Berlin compatible<!-- --><\/h3>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">The Ethereum PoW chain is set to undergo a mainnet upgrade, dubbed Berlin, on April 14, 2021. This is a backwards incompatible fork, thus necessitating the update of your software to continue participating in the mainnet. For further details, refer to the EF&#8217;s <!-- --><a class=\"chakra-link css-ug8vf0\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/2021\/03\/08\/ethereum-berlin-upgrade-announcement\">Ethereum Berlin Upgrade Announcement<!-- --><\/a>.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">As a beacon chain staker, having an Ethereum PoW endpoint is essential to effectively carry out all your various responsibilities as a validator. This feature acts as the one-way connection between the system components, facilitating new validator deposits.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Consequently, to successfully sustain this connection, <!-- --><strong>stakers must update<!-- --><\/strong> their Ethereum PoW nodes! If you operate on the Pyrmont testnet, you must upgrade your Goerli nodes <!-- --><strong>before March 17<!-- --><\/strong>, 2021, and if you validate on the mainnet, you need to update your mainnet PoW nodes <!-- --><strong>before April 14<!-- --><\/strong>, 2021.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"chakra-heading css-145upk7\" id=\"its-a-good-opportunity-to-update-your-beacon-node\">Additionally, a good opportunity to update your beacon node<!-- --><\/h3>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Alongside updating your PoW nodes, I strongly advocate for updating your beacon nodes as well. Recent times have seen <!-- --><em class=\"chakra-text css-0\">numerous<!-- --><\/em> substantial optimizations across all mainnet clients. To ensure your validators perform with optimal efficiency (and profitability), download the latest release and give it a go.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\"><strong><em class=\"chakra-text css-0\">Update your nodes!<!-- --><\/em><\/strong> \ud83d\ude80<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/en\/2021\/03\/11\/finalized-no-23\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>tl;dr Concluded: rebranding the blog Update your nodes! 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