Ethereum core developers have tentatively set the release date for the next major network hard fork, Fusaka, for early December. This upgrade aims to expand the network and improve efficiency.
Although the Fusaka upgrade will go live on December 3, the increase in blob capacity will occur two weeks later, around December 17, followed by another blob capacity hard fork on January 7, 2026.
According to Ethereum researcher Christine D. Kim, both blob capacity hard forks will more than double the current blob capacity.
Before the upgrade goes live on the Ethereum mainnet, three public testnet tests will be conducted from early October to mid-November.
The Ethereum developer community, ethPandaOps, stated in a post on X on Thursday: "The preliminary conclusion is that we can proceed with BPO1 (Blob parameters only) with a maximum blob count of 15 and BPO2 with a maximum blob count of 21. A total of 5 BPOs are planned for Fusaka, so we can ensure a significant and safe expansion of the mainnet."
BPO (Blob parameters only) forks only change parameters related to blob targets and limits. These hard forks do not require any updates from clients.
Blobs store large datasets off-chain, making layer two networks more efficient while reducing transaction costs.
Since the Dencun upgrade went live in March 2024, blob usage has been steadily increasing. According to Dune dashboard data, the average number of blobs per block is currently 5.1, significantly higher than just 0.9 in March 2023.
On Monday, the Ethereum Foundation announced a four-week code audit program, offering a $2 million reward to developers who discover and disclose vulnerabilities in the Fusaka codebase.
The release of Fusaka follows the Pectra upgrade on May 7, which increased the validator staking limit, introduced account abstraction, and made layer two networks more efficient.
The amount of ETH being unstaked by Ethereum validators has reached an all-time high, with 2.6 million ETH (worth $12 billion) entering the exit queue last week.
Meanwhile, due to concerns that the upcoming unstaked ETH will create selling pressure, the queue for entering the staking pool is at a four-week low.
According to Ethereum validator queue data, the current wait time for the exit queue is about 43 days.
On Thursday, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin argued that the lengthy exit queue is justified, stating that lowering the limit would make the chain "less trustworthy."
Buterin's comments were a response to Galaxy Digital's DeFi head Michael Marcantonio, who described the length of the exit queue as "concerning."
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Original article: “Ethereum Core Developers Tentatively Set Fusaka Upgrade for December 3”
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