Odaily Planet Daily News Christine Kim, Vice President of Galaxy Research, published an article summarizing the 116th Ethereum Core Developer Consensus Conference (ACDC), discussing the Dencun testnet Devnet #8 launched on August 16, and a comprehensive test overview of various parts of the Dencun upgrade , plans to move to Devnet #9, and some unresolved issues with launching the Holesky testnet, etc.
First of all, regarding the Devnet #8 update, the developer said that all EL and CL clients have joined Devnet #8, and the two EL clients that have not yet run validators on the testnet are Besu and Erigon.
Second, Jayanthi submitted the Dencun testing overview document detailing specific test areas for the Dencun upgrade that will be developed in the coming weeks, including EVM related tests for Dencun EIP affecting EVM, sync testing between EL and CL clients Blocks and blobs, chaos testing to evaluate different chaos situations, public testing including more Devnet and shadow forks, MEV related testing, regression testing, bad blocks and blob testing, blob specific testing.
Third, the developer introduced the launch plan of Devnet #9. The only major change in the code specification between Devnet #8 and Devnet #9 is the deployment strategy of EIP-4788. He also shared how to continue the testnet after the launch of Devnet #9 idea. Additionally, developers will agree on the approximate timing of Devnet #9 and other upcoming testnet upgrades at the next ACDC meeting.
Finally, the developer sorted out three unresolved issues during the Holesky testnet launch process, including the developer agreeing to adjust the Epoch time of the Shapella upgrade on Holesky from 10 to 256 to more accurately reflect the environment of the Ethereum mainnet, and Agree to use 28 (instead of 16) validator withdrawal balances, etc.