Ethereum’s next upgrade, Fusaka, has just got closer to the online on the main blockchain after a successful test on the Holesky test network on Wednesday.
The Fusaka Hard Fork only occurs a few months after the major Pectra d’Ethereum upgrade and is designed to make things cheaper for institutions using Ethereum. One of the changes he introduces is Peerdas, a functionality that allows validators to verify that part of the data necessary instead of complete pieces (“Blobs”), which helps reduce costs for layer 2 networks and validators.
Test networks like Holesky act as practice patterns where developers can safely test a new code before reaching the real chain. Holesky, launched in 2023, was particularly important because its validator configuration closely reflects the reference of Ethereum. But in recent months, Holesky has started to show signs of age and reliability problems. Fusaka is the last upgrade that the network will see before stopping – two weeks after the Fusaka online on Mainnet.
The next two Testnet executions are scheduled for October 14 and 28. Once these are finished, the developers Ethereum will lock a date for the full launch of Fusaka.
“Holesky finalized! An excellent first step towards Fusaka on Mainnet and more Blobs on Ethereum,” said Parithosh Jayanthi on X.
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