Podcast • November 27, 2024
In this episode
On Ep. 68 of Infinite Jungle, Christine chats with Prysm developers Terence Tsao and “Potuz” about their efforts to prepare EIP 7732, enshrined payload block separation, for the Fusaka upgrade. They discuss the benefits of EIP 7732 for Ethereum’s decentralization and censorship resistance, as well as some of the open questions and concerns related to the proposal. Finally, they discuss the likelihood of the EIP’s inclusion in Fusaka and the EIP’s next steps in the Ethereum governance process.
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Timestamps:
(00:01:24) Potuz and Terence’s Devcon 2024 takeaways
(00:04:36) What’s the main selling point of ePBS?
(00:05:53) How ePBS improves node bandwidth constraints
(00:09:42) How ePBS offers CPU advantages and better censorship resistance
guarantees
(00:16:53) How ePBS removes the need for a trusted relay
(00:20:12) How much will builders have to stake in ePBS?
(00:23:59) How ePBS helps dapps capture MEV from high value blocks
(00:26:37) What are slot auctions?
(00:30:17) What are the blockers to ePBS in Fusaka?
(00:37:00) How should developers resolve disagreements about what EIPs to include in
Fusaka?
This episode was recorded on Friday, November 22, 2024.
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