ACDE #206: Public Testnets are Not for Breaking

ACDE #206: Public Testnets are Not for Breaking

Author: Galaxy Research March 4, 2025 Duration: 38:20
On Ep.83 of Infinite Jungle, Christine shares her main takeaways from ACDE #206. The call was dedicated to figuring out next steps for the Holesky testnet. The testnet devolved into a state of non-finalization following Pectra activation. Developers misconfigured three out of five execution layer clients when upgrading Holesky. Fixes for these clients have since been released and developers have agreed to move forward with Pectra activation on Ethereum’s second public testnet, Sepolia, on Wednesday March 5. Christine explains why this decision may have been a mistake for developers in hindsight and what other impacts the Holesky incident has on the Pectra development timeline. Show note links:  ACDE #206 Call Notes (https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/ethereum-all-core-developers-execution-call-206/) Georgios Konstantopoulos’ X post on the Holesky incident (https://x.com/gakonst/status/1894173832317211112) Timestamps: (00:02:51) What Happened to the Holesky Testnet (00:09:35) How Developers Are Trying to Revive Holesky (00:23:39) What the Holesky Incident Means for Pectra This episode was recorded on Friday, February 28, 2025. ++ Follow us on Twitter, @glxyresearch, and read our research at www.galaxy.com/research/ to learn more! This podcast, and the information contained herein, has been provided to you by Galaxy Digital Holdings LP and its affiliates (“Galaxy Digital”) solely for informational purposes. View the full disclaimer at www.galaxy.com/disclaimer-galaxy-brains-podcast/

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ACDC #142: Pectra FUD Gets Worse [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:45
On Ep.51 of Infinite Jungle, Christine talks about the main takeaways from All Core Developers Consensus (ACDC) call #142. Developers did not reach a decision about how to split the Pectra hard fork into two separate upg…
ACDE #196: The Great Pectra Split [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:14
On Ep.49 of Infinite Jungle, Christine talks about the main takeaways from All Core Developers Execution (ACDE) call #196. Christine shares updates about the launch of Pectra Devnet 3. She also dives into the implication…
Exploring Paths Forward for PeerDAS & Home Stakers [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:47
On Ep. 48 of Infinite Jungle, Christine chats with Nixo Rokish, Executive Director of EthStaker, and Yorick Downe, Founder of CryptoManufaktur and Blockchain Engineer at Galaxy, about changes to the staking deposit CLI t…
ACDC #141: The Viability of Home Staking on Ethereum [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:42
On Ep.47 of Infinite Jungle, Christine talks about the main takeaways from All Core Developers Consensus (ACDC) call #141. Christine highlights progress being made on Pectra, the next Ethereum upgrade. She also dives int…
ACDC #140: Explaining PeerDAS, the Main Code Change in Pectra [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:26
On Ep.46 of Infinite Jungle, Christine talks about the main takeaways from All Core Developers Consensus (ACDC) call #140. Show note links: https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/ethereum-all-core-developers-consensus-…
ILs, ePBS, Preconfs, and More! Oh, the Possibilities of Commit Boost! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:53
On Ep. 45 of Infinite Jungle, Christine speaks with Drew Van der Werff, independent Ethereum researcher, and Alex Stokes, Ethereum Foundation Researcher, about commitment boost, an Ethereum validator sidecar that standar…
ACDE #194: EILI5 ePBS Edition [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:50
On Ep.44 of Infinite Jungle, Christine talks about the main takeaways from All Core Developers Execution (ACDE) call #194. Show note links: https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/ethereum-all-core-developers-execution-…
The Next Big Unlock For Institutional Adoption of ETH [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:40
On Ep. 43 of Infinite Jungle, Christine speaks with Chris Perkins, Managing Partner and President of CoinFund, and Andrew Baehr, Head of Product at CoinDesk Indices, about CESR, a daily benchmark rate that represents the…
ACDC #139: The Role of ACD Call Chairs in Ethereum Governance [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 34:45
On Ep.42 of Infinite Jungle, Christine talks about the main takeaways from All Core Developers Consensus (ACDC) call #139. Show note links: https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/ethereum-all-core-developers-consensus-…