Season 2 Finale w/Nethermind’s Łukasz & Marek

On Ep. 92 of Infinite Jungle, Christine interviews Łukasz Rozmej and Marek Moraczyński from the Nethermind client team. Nethermind is the 2nd most popular Ethereum execution layer client used by close to 40% of all Ethereum node operators. Christine asks Łukasz and Marek about their thoughts on Ethereum upgrades Pectra and Fusaka, as well as their views on Ethereum client diversity. This is the final episode of Infinite Jungle Season 2 and the last episode hosted by Christine. Christine shares a word of thanks to her listeners and everyone who supported the show for the past 2 seasons.

Guest:

Name: Łukasz Rozmej

Title: Team Lead at Nethermind

X: https://x.com/urozmej

Name: Marek Moraczyński

Title: Team Lead at Nethermind

X: https://x.com/M25Marek

Show note links:

• Nethermind Fusaka scope team view (https://x.com/M25Marek/status/1896911082628727213)
• Fork-Choice Enforced Inclusion Lists, FOCIL (https://ethresear.ch/t/fork-choice-enforced-inclusion-lists-focil-a-simple-committee-based-inclusion-list-proposal/19870)
• Nethermind Surge rollup (https://www.surge.wtf/)

Timestamps:

(00:01:05) Comparing Pectra to prior upgrades

(00:03:10) Pectra mainnet timeline expectations

(00:05:12) Nethermind’s view on Fusaka scope

(00:18:08) Nethermind’s competitive edge

(00:24:44) Nethermind’s preparations for history expiry

(00:29:03) Marek and Lukasz’s future as core devs

(00:35:03) A word of thanks

This episode was recorded on Friday, March 21, 2025.

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