Setting the Record Straight on Pectra Testing w/Pari and Marius

Setting the Record Straight on Pectra Testing w/Pari and Marius

Author: Galaxy Research March 12, 2025 Duration: 55:56
On Ep. 86 of Infinite Jungle, Christine interviews Ethereum Foundation Developer Operations Engineer Parithosh Jayanthi and Ethereum Foundation Geth Developer Marius van der Wijden about the recent Holesky and Sepolia testnet upgrades. Both upgrades resulted in major hot fixes to Ethereum clients. Jayanthi and van der Wijden explain why these results are not out of the ordinary for Ethereum developers and what learnings have been gleaned from both testnet incidents. They also share their views on recent organizational changes to the Ethereum Foundation and their outlook on the state of Ethereum protocol development. Guest: Name: Parithosh Jayanthi Title: Ethereum Foundation Developer Operations Engineer X: https://x.com/parithosh_j Name: Marius van der Wijden Title: Ethereum Foundation Geth Developer X: https://x.com/vdWijden Show note links: Marius’ Sepolia Pectra fork incident recap (https://mariusvanderwijden.github.io/blog/2025/03/08/Sepolia/) Pectra audit competition (https://cantina.xyz/competitions/9ab19e33-b73c-4384-83a8-b905f508ce5e) Timestamps: (00:01:27) Resetting expectations for Pectra testing (00:13:51) The need to reprioritize protocol hardening (00:27:39) When will Pectra be ready for mainnet? (00:32:24) Can Ethereum upgrade safely and faster? (00:46:55) Views on the Ethereum Foundation This episode was recorded on Friday, March 7, 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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