Sharding

Blocknative's Ethernow countdown to Dencun (Blocknative)
Ethereum Blockchain Counts Down to 'Dencun' Upgrade, Set to Reduce Fees
The upgrade is designed to usher in a new era of cheaper fees for the growing array of layer-2 networks that operate on top of Ethereum.
Blocknative's Ethernow countdown to Dencun (Blocknative)

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Ethereum Developers Target March 13 for Milestone 'Dencun' Upgrade on Mainnet
The timing for the long-awaited Dencun upgrade, with its much-touted "proto-danksharding" feature, was announced Thursday on a call with top developers for the Ethereum blockc...
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Ethereum (Unsplash)
Ethereum's Dencun Upgrade Reaches Final ‘Holesky’ Testnet, Starting Countdown to Data 'Blobs'
The test simulated “proto-danksharding,” a technical feature aimed at reducing the cost of transactions for rollups as well as making data availability cheaper.
Ethereum (Unsplash)

Ethereum (Unsplash)
Ethereum's 'Dencun' Upgrade Goes Live on Second Testnet, With Just One Remaining
Next week, on Feb. 7, Dencun will go live on its final Ethereum testnet, Holesky. After that, developers will ink in a date to activate Dencun on the main blockchain.
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Ethereum Foundation researcher Dankrad Feist, namesake of the "proto-danksharding" feature at the heart of the blockchain's next big upgrade. (Bradley Keoun/CoinDesk)
Ethereum Developers Set Timeline for Final ‘Dencun’ Testnet Upgrades
Developers will run through Dencun on the Sepolia and Holesky testnets on Jan. 30 and Feb. 7, putting the upgrade on track to reach the main network in late February or early...
Ethereum Foundation researcher Dankrad Feist, namesake of the "proto-danksharding" feature at the heart of the blockchain's next big upgrade. (Bradley Keoun/CoinDesk)

Rollup (Bru-nO/Pixabay)
Nil Foundation Plans New Ethereum Rollup With Zero-Knowledge Proofs, Sharding
The foundation claims that this will be the first ZK rollup that enables sharding, combining two popular scaling technologies.
Rollup (Bru-nO/Pixabay)

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Crypto Storage Firm Censo Offers Institutions Mobile Phone-Enabled Self Custody
Censo is the latest in a crop of inexpensive, open-source options for organizations looking to store digital assets.
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Ethereum is working on its next thing. (Natalilia Mysik/Getty Images)
Meet ‘Dencun.’ Ethereum Developers Are Already Planning Next Hard Fork
The next major upgrade for the blockchain will include “proto-danksharding,” though developers are still deciding what else to include in the hard fork.
Ethereum is working on its next thing. (Natalilia Mysik/Getty Images)

Developers can't wait for Shapella. (DALL-E/CoinDesk)
What’s Next After Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade?
Last year saw the Merge. Now comes the Verge, Purge and Scourge.
Developers can't wait for Shapella. (DALL-E/CoinDesk)

Shanghai (Edward He/Unsplash)
Ethereum Developers Agree on What Could Be Included in the Next Upgrade – but Not When
Staked ETH withdrawals made the cut – but the timeline for when that will happen still isn't any clearer.
Shanghai (Edward He/Unsplash)