ACDE #207: Hoodi & Chill

ACDE #207: Hoodi & Chill

Author: Galaxy Research March 18, 2025 Duration: 43:33
On Ep.87 of Infinite Jungle, Christine shares her main takeaways from ACDE #207. Ethereum developers agreed on another new game plan for Pectra that involves the launch of a brand new public testnet called Hoodi. Hoodi will mimic Ethereum mainnet in almost every way, including Ethereum’s validator set size and network specifications. From genesis, Hoodi will activate with Dencun specifications, which are the specifications live on Ethereum mainnet today, and within 10 days of launch, developers will roll out the Pectra upgrade on Hoodi. If the Pectra upgrade on Hoodi goes well, developers may schedule the Pectra upgrade for Ethereum mainnet as early as 30 days out thereafter. This means developers are now estimating the earliest Pectra could go live on mainnet is late April. Christine explains why the upgrade is more likely to happen some time in May and highlights the surprising shift in developer sentiment on the ACD call from shipping faster to taking it easy. Show note links:  ACDE #207 Call Notes (https://www.galaxy.com/insights/research/ethereum-all-core-developers-execution-call-207/) Timestamps: (00:01:25) Holesky win changes Pectra plans (00:08:08) The 4 options for Pectra testing (00:18:42) What developers needs to see before Pectra goes live on mainnet (00:26:51) Why developers decided to with Option #1 This episode was recorded on Friday, March 14, 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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