Ethereum готовится к хардфорку Fusaka для увеличения масштабируемости сети Translation: Ethereum prepares for the Fusaka hard fork to enhance network scalability.

The Fusaka hard fork was launched on December 3rd on the main network of the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization. This was announced by the core developers of Ethereum during their latest AllCoreDevs call.

Before the final rollout, from early October to mid-November, the team will conduct a thorough testing phase of the upgrade on the Holesky, Sepolia, and Hoodi networks.

The primary aim of Fusaka is to enhance the scalability and efficiency of Ethereum. A significant improvement will be the implementation of the PeerDAS protocol (EIP-7594), which is anticipated to double the network’s throughput.

Researcher Christine Kim noted that following the activation of the update, the increase in the volume of data stored in BLOB objects will take approximately two weeks. Their usage has been rising since the implementation of the Dencun hard fork in March 2024. Currently, the average number of BLOB objects per block stands at 5.1, compared to just 0.9 in March 2023.

A total of 11 EIPs will be implemented during Fusaka.

The nonprofit organization Ethereum Foundation, which supports network development, announced the launch of a four-week audit program aimed at identifying vulnerabilities in the Fusaka code before its release. The prize fund for the initiative is $2 million.

The next major update for the second-largest cryptocurrency network will be Glamsterdam. Scheduled for 2026, this hard fork aims to enhance scalability, security, and user experience.

It’s worth mentioning that on September 15, Ethereum commemorated three years since the The Merge upgrade, through which the network transitioned to the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism.