Hard fork Berlin in the Ethereum core network is being ported due to the need to finalize the update, Trustnodes reports.
About two weeks ago, the developer Hudson Jameson wrote that the work was coming to the finish line and, in general, the developers were doing fine.
However, as it turned out during the last conference call, the developers failed to launch the testnet at the indicated time, since some EIPs were not included in the system.
Initially, YOLO was supposed to serve as a test environment interacting with various clients for six weeks before the hard fork.
The Berlin update itself in the Ethereum core network was planned for implementation until the end of June. Now, according to optimistic estimates, the hard fork will take place in early autumn.
The Berlin update is needed to start the zero phase of Ethereum 2.0. Thus, the timing of the launch of the second version of the air is still in question.
Among other things, Berlin anticipated the following changes:
– ProgPoW (EIP-1057), designed to increase the efficiency of Ethereum GPU mining to counter ASIC miners and, accordingly, increase the degree of network decentralization;
– EIP-1380, EIP-2045, EIP-2046 – updates associated with changes in the cost of gas for various operations.
– EIP-1985 – optimization of the Ethereum virtual machine.
Recall, recently the ETH 2.0 test network called Schlesi split up due to a breach of consensus between customers.