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What’s New in Eth2 is a biweekly newsletter that's a good resource for tracking progress toward PoS: https://hackmd.io/@benjaminion/eth2_news https://hackmd.io
by michaelsbradley 5y ago
What’s New in Eth2 is a biweekly newsletter that's a good resource for tracking progress toward PoS:
https://hackmd.io/@benjaminion/eth2_news https://hackmd.io/@benjaminion/eth2_news
From the current edition:
Go/no-go decision on doing the Merge or postponing the difficulty bomb to be discussed on the 29th of April [2022] ACD call.
If it’s "go" then start merging the existing testnets at 2 week intervals with a view to doing the real thing in July [2022].
ACD call == AllCoreDevs meeting. Here's a summary of the most recent one (includes a link to a recording of the call):
https://github.com/ethereum/pm/blob/master/AllCoreDevs-Meetings/Meeting%20134.md https://github.com/ethereum/pm/blob/master/AllCoreDevs-Meeti...
- dmitriid 5y ago> Is Ethereum PoS yet? Simple Yes or No. It seems you've given a long answer which can be simplified to "No"
- michaelsbradley 5y agoAlong with pointers to current and historical information as to why arriving at PoS has been such a long and interesting road to hoe, while also being an open/source process involving teams and individuals all over the world.
- 9935c101ab17a66 5y agoIf the constant delays and made-up ETAs weren’t enough to make you question PoS ever arriving — they should be, really — there are plenty of other reasons. There are a tonne of actors / influencers in the Eth space who do not want PoS to land for their own financial and political reasons. Technical pitfalls and project stewardship can reasonably explain some delay — but years and years of it? And more than one statement that it’s just “months away?” The whole process has a fetid cloud hanging over it.
- ryan_lane 5y agoSo, the answer is still a no?