It is thought that the Dencun upgrade, which has a significant value for Ethereum (ETH), may be postponed to 2024.
The Dencun upgrade will be delayed until next year unless it is deployed on a public testnet before the DevConnect event in November, according to what was discussed at a meeting among Ethereum developers on September 21.
in essence EIP-4844 Thanks to an improvement suggestion called Greater scalability to the Ethereum network In the initial plans presented for the Dencun upgrade, which aimed to integrate the network, it was stated that it would be integrated into the main network in 2023.
But your process is safe And healthy functioning There has been an unofficial postponement of the date of the upgrade in its name.
From Ethereum Foundation Tim Beiko In his statement on the subject, he emphasized that if developers cannot launch Dencun on the public test network before Devconnect, which will take place in November, there may be a delay in the transition to the mainnet.
Tim Beiko, One of the reasons behind Dencun’s delay is that the upgrade has not yet been completed. goerli, Sepolia And Holesky like not introduced on public testnets He suggested that it was.
In the description in November 2023 An Ethereum-based developer conference planned to be held Devconnect Beiko points out that Dencun is primarily a public company. Testing on test network He underlined the need.
In addition to Dencun’s network-specific scaling, it also for layer 2 (L-2) rollups It is expected to reduce wages.