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 <p class="is-style-lead">Ethereum developers are gearing up to set a mainnet <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="launch" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/launch.html">launch</a> date for the Dencun <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="upgrade" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/upgrade.html">upgrade</a> on Feb. 8, marking a pivotal moment for the blockchain with the introduction of several Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), including the much-anticipated proto-danksharding.</p>
 <p>The upgrade aims to significantly reduce transaction costs on layer-2 solutions, heralding a new era of efficiency and scalability for Ethereum.</p>
 <p>In an update shared on Reddit on Feb. 1, core Ethereum developer Tim Beiko reflected on the successful testing of the Dencun <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="upgrade" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/upgrade.html">upgrade</a>. The All Developer Execution Call (ACDE) 180 shed light on the smooth execution of the Sepolia fork on Jan. 30 and the upcoming Holesky testnet <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="upgrade" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/upgrade.html">upgrade</a> on Feb. 7, indicating steady progress toward the mainnet <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="launch" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/launch.html">launch</a>.</p>
 <p>As outlined in a Jan. 24 blog post by the Ethereum (ETH) Foundation, the Dencun <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="upgrade" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/upgrade.html">upgrade</a> proposes critical modifications to Ethereum’s consensus and execution layers. This follows the landmark Shapella <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="upgrade" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/upgrade.html">upgrade</a>, executed on April 12, 2023, which facilitated the unstaking of Ether and played a crucial role in attracting more institutional investors to Ethereum.</p>
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 <p>Beiko noted that should the upcoming tests continue to yield positive results; the Ethereum community could expect a manner fork time to be determined during the next All Core Developers Call (ACDC), scheduled for late next week.</p>
 <p>Christine Kim, vice president of Research at Galaxy Digital, has pegged the likelihood of Dencun’s mainnet activation by the end of March at 80%, with a potential earlier activation by the end of February at a 40% probability.</p>
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    <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Quick notes from today's Eth dev call, ACDE #180: <br>– Devs are planning to set a mainnet date for Dencun activation *next Thurs on ACDC #127*. <br>(Devs could feasibly schedule out mainnet activation 3 weeks from the meeting, which would put Dencun activation at end of Feb, instead…</p>— Christine Kim (@christine_dkim) February 1, 2024
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 <p>The Goerli testnet activation of the Dencun network upgrade on Jan. 17 introduced critical EIPs, including EIP-4844. This EIP heralds the proto-dank sharding innovation, designed to drastically lower transaction fees on Ethereum layer-2s by optimizing data availability through a new data structure known as blobs.</p>
 <p>Proto-dank sharding is a game-changer for rollups, which aggregate transactions off-chain and provide computational proof to the Ethereum blockchain by significantly reducing the cost associated with data storage and processing.</p>
 <p>The enhancement is part of Ethereum’s ongoing evolution to improve scalability, reduce costs, and maintain its position as a leading blockchain platform for developers and users alike.</p>
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