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Ethereum’s blockchain is on the brink of a transformation with the impending <a href="https://coingape.com/ethereum-dencun-upgrade-here-are-2-crucial-dates-to-watch/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Dencun upgrade</a>. Scheduled for a late February or early March release on the mainnet, this upgrade is poised to revolutionize Ethereum’s transaction framework. Developers have scheduled critical tests on the Sepolia and Holesky testnets on January 30 and February 7, respectively, marking the final steps before the upgrade goes live.
<h2 id="previous-testnet-hiccups-and-forward-momentum">Previous Testnet Hiccups and Forward Momentum</h2>
Despite experiencing minor setbacks during its implementation on the <a href="https://coingape.com/ethereums-goerli-testnet-to-cease-support-and-undergo-final-upgrade/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Goerli testnet</a>, the Dencun upgrade showed resilience. A bug in <a href="https://coingape.com/ethereum-developers-delay-the-security-enhancing-dencun-hardfork-heres-why/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Prysm nodes</a> caused a delay in finalization but was swiftly rectified. This hiccup did not deter the progress, as the Ethereum community remains focused on enhancing the blockchain’s efficiency and scalability.
<h2 id="proto-danksharding">Proto-Danksharding</h2>
At the core of Dencun lies the <a href="https://coingape.com/ethereum-dencun-upgrade-unleashes-proto-danksharding-on-goerli-testnet/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">proto-danksharding</a> feature, a technical innovation designed to drastically lower transaction costs on layer 2s and provide more affordable data storage on the blockchain. This development is not just a step forward for Ethereum but a potential game-changer for the entire blockchain ecosystem.
The Dencun upgrade, as a result, is a technical milestone and a potential catalyst for Ethereum’s market performance. Historically, significant upgrades have led to notable shifts in Ether’s (ETH) market value. For instance, following the <a href="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&amp;cx=e6c2264173c544ed8&amp;q=https://coingape.com/ethereum-shapella-upgrade-closes-in-eth-price-set-to-bleed-eth-news/&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwibwuiimfmDAxWpbEEAHdk3AuEQFnoECAgQAg&amp;usg=AOvVaw1KGB7ugY3eOBlrOUUxLjJY" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Shapella upgrade</a> last March, ETH’s price saw a substantial uptick.
<h2 id="ethereum-s-market-response-to-upgrade-developments">Ethereum’s Market Response to Upgrade Developments</h2>
In anticipation of the Dencun upgrade, Ethereum’s market behavior has exhibited noteworthy trends. The cryptocurrency has seen a fluctuating trajectory, with its price rallying significantly before the approval of <a href="https://coingape.com/bitcoin-etf-how-the-market-is-responding-to-its-introduction/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">spot Bitcoin ETF</a>s in the United States, only to soften in the subsequent weeks. However, Ethereum has outperformed Bitcoin in several key aspects, as on-chain analytics firm Glassnode reported.
<a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://insights.glassnode.com/the-week-onchain-week-04-2024/">Glassnode’s</a> analysis reveals that Ethereum has surpassed Bitcoin in quarterly, monthly, and weekly performance. The firm, moreover, points to a more than 20% increase in Ether’s value against Bitcoin, coinciding with heightened activity in the ETH derivatives market. This outperformance, in addition, is underscored by Ethereum’s growing market cap dominance, which has gained 2.9% compared to Bitcoin since the ETF approval.
However, ETH traded at $2,211, a 0.34% at press time decline from the intraday high of $2,242.
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