Post-merge release of Erigon, dropping alpha designation, and progress of Erigon2
erigon.substack.com
It has been a while since the last update, but summer always messes up the schedule. But now the weather got cooler, the routine set in. Ready? Let’s dive in :) Merge On the 15th of September 2022, Ethereum transitioned to Proof Of Stake (POS) by merging two of its networks/chains, and from then on, their blocks are synchronised. What was known as “beacon chain” or “Ethereum 2” (and now is called “Consensus Layer”, or CL) is allocating block slots, which are filled by the blocks produced by what was known “Ethereum 1” (and now is called “Execution Layer” or EL). You can see this now by inspecting any POS block in a block explorer:
Post-merge release of Erigon, dropping alpha designation, and progress of Erigon2
Post-merge release of Erigon, dropping alpha…
Post-merge release of Erigon, dropping alpha designation, and progress of Erigon2
It has been a while since the last update, but summer always messes up the schedule. But now the weather got cooler, the routine set in. Ready? Let’s dive in :) Merge On the 15th of September 2022, Ethereum transitioned to Proof Of Stake (POS) by merging two of its networks/chains, and from then on, their blocks are synchronised. What was known as “beacon chain” or “Ethereum 2” (and now is called “Consensus Layer”, or CL) is allocating block slots, which are filled by the blocks produced by what was known “Ethereum 1” (and now is called “Execution Layer” or EL). You can see this now by inspecting any POS block in a block explorer: