Ethereum completed its Fusaka upgrade on Dec. 3, marking one of the network’s most essential steps toward long-term scalability. The upgrade builds on a series of changes since the 2022 Merge and follows the earlier Dencun and Pectra releases, which lowered Layer 2 fees and increased blob capacity. Fusaka goes further by restructuring how Ethereum […]
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Consensys said Ethereum researchers are now looking to “roll out hard forks on an accelerated twice-a-year cadence."
At the center of the upgrade is PeerDAS, a system that lets validators check small slices of data rather than entire “blobs,” reducing both costs and computational load for validators and layer-2 networks.
The upgrade will boost throughput, keep validators efficient and, most importantly, strengthen Ethereum's value capture by putting a floor under blob fees.
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The goal of the upgrade is to enable Ethereum to handle the large transaction throughput from the layer-2 chains that use the blockchain as their base layer.
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The upgrade marks a sharper strategic turn for the blockchain, aligning protocol development with economic intent and strengthening the case for ether.
The next major Ethereum upgrade, called Fusaka, a hybrid of “Fulu” (consensus) and “Osaka” (execution), will modify how the network handles data and fees without altering the primary user experience. Beneath the surface, it’s a statement of direction: Ethereum’s main chain is staying the final settlement and data-availability hub, while everyday activity continues to flow […]
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The move kicks off the countdown to Ethereum’s second hard fork of 2025.
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Hoodi represents the third and final testnet deployment, following successive activations on Holesky and Sepolia earlier this month.
With all three tests done, developers will finalize the date that Fusaka will go live on mainnet, tentatively aiming for December 3.
Ethereum is picking up speed again, not in price charts where it is currently struggling, but in the silent machinery beneath it. Two parallel breakthroughs, one on the protocol layer and the other in cryptography, are redefining how fast and how light the world’s most-used blockchain can run. Together, they sketch a future where anyone, […]
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Fusaka – a blend of the names Fulu and Osaka – consists of two simultaneous upgrades to Ethereum’s consensus and execution layers, respectively.
Global asset manager VanEck says Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade in December could cut costs for rollups and strengthen ETH’s role as the backbone of onchain activity.
The next two testnet runs are scheduled for Oct. 14 and 28. After those are complete, Ethereum developers will lock in a date for Fusaka’s full mainnet launch.
Ethereum’s developers have approved a plan to lift the network’s gas limit to 60 million during the impending Fusaka upgrade. On Sept. 25, Ethereum Foundation contributor Tim Beiko confirmed that the decision was reached during the All Core Devs Execution (ACDE) #221 call. He also revealed that Fusaka’s testnet activations will begin in October, with […]
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has identified Peer Data Availability Sampling (PeerDAS) as a crucial tool for addressing the network’s growing blob storage demands. PeerDAS is a feature of the upcoming Fusaka upgrade. His remarks arrive as Ethereum records six blobs per block, a milestone that has intensified concerns about data bloat across the ecosystem. Blobs […]
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Ethereum’s core developers have mapped out a launch window for the long-anticipated Fusaka upgrade, with mainnet activation penciled in for Dec. 3. The draft schedule, shared during the Sept. 17 All Core Developers’ Call (ACDC), still requires final confirmation, but it signals growing momentum toward one of Ethereum’s most significant technical overhauls. The rollout will […]
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The Ethereum Foundation has unveiled a $2 million security contest designed to strengthen its upcoming Fusaka upgrade. Announced on Sept. 15, the initiative invites researchers worldwide to audit the upgrade’s codebase. Rewards will be distributed to participants who uncover vulnerabilities before the upgrade goes live. EF explained that the competition is structured as a four-week event […]
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The Ethereum Foundation has introduced a $2 million, four-week Sherlock audit contest for the Fusaka upgrade as developers target a Q4 2025 mainnet fork.
Ethereum Foundation (EF) Co-Executive Director Tomasz Stańczak has urged developers to redirect their attention toward the upcoming Fusaka upgrade, warning that focus on the later Glamsterdam release could jeopardize near-term progress. In an Aug. 8 update on X, Stańczak said he had advised project coordinators to pause discussions about Glamsterdam. That upgrade is not expected […]
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Ethereum is marking its 10th anniversary with a symbolic gesture and a technical leap forward for the blockchain network. Ethereum Toch NFT On July 20, the network revealed that it launched a ceremonial “Torch” NFT to celebrate the people and principles that have shaped its decentralized journey since July 30, 2015. According to Ethereum’s website: […]
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Developers have thus far agreed to include one technical change, "PeerDAS," designed to improve data availability.
Ethereum developers have officially removed the EVM Object Format (EOF) from the upcoming Fusaka network upgrade, citing technical uncertainties and community opposition. According to Tim Beiko, Protocol Support Lead at the Ethereum Foundation, the decision was finalized during the Ethereum All Core Developers (ACD) call on April 28. This announcement came shortly after Tomasz Stańczak, […]
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