Ethereum (ETH) is on the eve of a large network change. The so-called Fusaka upgrade will be rolled out at the beginning of December.
The hard fork must make the network more efficient and reduce transaction costs. But at the same time the pressure on the validator network, where the waiting time for getting out of strike has reached a record high.
Fusaka upgrade starts on December 3
The Fusaka upgrade goes live on December 3 and contains 12 Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPS). This means that the development community wants to increase scalability and improve safety. One of the most striking changes is the increase in blob capacity, a technique that stores large datasets outside the blockchain. That makes Layer-2 networks faster and cheaper.
The increase in blob capacity is done in steps. Two weeks after the upgrade, around December 17, the capacity is more than doubled. Another increase will follow on January 7, 2026.
According to researcher Christine D. Kim, this is necessary because the use of blobs has gradually increased since the dencun upgrade. Where a block contained on average 0.9 blobs in March 2023, that number is now 5.1.
Prior to the rollout there will be three public test nets, planned between the beginning of October and mid -November. Developers can already see how the new settings turn out. To prevent errors, the Ethereum Foundation has announced a four -week audit program this week. There is 2 million dollars ready for developers who discover vulnerabilities in the Fusaka code.
Unrest among Ethereum Validators
The upgrade follows a few months after Pectra, which went live on 7 May. At that time, among other things, the maximum number of coins that one validator can fix for strike was increased and new functions were added that made the use of wallets easier.
What is a strike?
The strike is to fix your crypto to help secure a blockchain network and process transactions. In exchange you get rewards, in the form of extra tokens.
Yet there is unrest among validators. Last week 2.6 million ETH, worth 12 billion dollars, ended up in the Exit Queue. This means that the waiting time to step out of strike has risen to 43 days. While the inflow into the Pool strike reached a low -week point of four weeks.
The validator network consists of thousands of participants who stop ETH to check transactions and add new blocks. Together they form the backbone of Ethereum and ensure that the network remains safe and reliable.
According to co -founder Vitalik Buterin, the long waiting time is necessary. In response to criticism from Michael Marcantonio of Galaxy Digital, he stated that lowering the limit would affect the reliability of the chain.
Source: https://newsbit.nl/ethereum-plant-grote-upgrade-voor-december-dit-verandert-er/
