Post-Quantum EIPs for Hegota
Plus: ACDC #183 call summary and the SEC's warning on DeFi vaults🌙
Good evening,
Tonight, I’m discussing Ethereum’s post-quantum readiness. Yesterday, developers discussed a proposal to update how randomness is generated so that a cryptographically relevant quantum computer (CRQC) could not predict or manipulate the process.
Regarding the Glamsterdam development, the launch of Devnet-7 revealed several issues and bugs in clients, indicating a high risk of delays to the upgrade timeline I shared last week. Before diving into the main topic of today’s newsletter, I’ll share a quick update on Glamsterdam progress.
A note to subscribers: I’ll be taking a short break from newsletter writing starting next week. I’ll be back August 13 with a fresh new update on all things Ethereum development and governance.
Let’s get into it.
Yours truly,
Christine D. Kim
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Yesterday, July 23, Ethereum developers gathered for their weekly coordination call, the All Core Developers (ACD) call, and discussed progress on the Glamsterdam and Hegota upgrades.
On Glamsterdam
Developers launched their penultimate developer-focused test network (devnet) last Tuesday, July 14. So far, testing has revealed several issues and bugs in clients that developers are working to fix.
The lack of a stable devnet may cause developers to delay next steps for moving on with testing on Ethereum public testnets.
For now, they have agreed to proceed with the launch of the final Glamsterdam devnet, Devnet-8, sometime in the first week of August. Then, they plan to launch two more testnets: a short-lived public testnet for application developers and a non-finality testnet to see how the protocol behaves under extreme conditions, before moving to upgrade public testnets.
