{"id":18176,"date":"2026-03-11T13:04:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/finalized-no-23-ethereum-foundation-blog\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T13:04:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:04:22","slug":"finalized-no-23-ethereum-foundation-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/11\/finalized-no-23-ethereum-foundation-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Finalized no. 23 | Ethereum Foundation Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/images\/posts\/upload_4dae2a4ab4b6c89615b4b5c624c04b52.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">tl;dr<\/p>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"css-1ars4k6\">\n<li class=\"css-0\"><em class=\"chakra-text css-0\">Finalized<\/em>: rebranding the blog<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">Upgrade your nodes!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"chakra-heading group css-1kpzc4q\" id=\"finalized-rebranding-the-blog\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"finalized rebranding the blog permalink\" href=\"#finalized-rebranding-the-blog\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"chakra-icon css-173jpr1\"><g fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M10.458,18.374,7.721,21.11a2.853,2.853,0,0,1-3.942,0l-.892-.891a2.787,2.787,0,0,1,0-3.941l5.8-5.8a2.789,2.789,0,0,1,3.942,0l.893.892A1,1,0,0,0,14.94,9.952l-.893-.892a4.791,4.791,0,0,0-6.771,0l-5.8,5.8a4.787,4.787,0,0,0,0,6.77l.892.891a4.785,4.785,0,0,0,6.771,0l2.736-2.735a1,1,0,1,0-1.414-1.415Z\"\/><path d=\"M22.526,2.363l-.892-.892a4.8,4.8,0,0,0-6.77,0l-2.905,2.9a1,1,0,0,0,1.414,1.414l2.9-2.9a2.79,2.79,0,0,1,3.941,0l.893.893a2.786,2.786,0,0,1,0,3.942l-5.8,5.8a2.769,2.769,0,0,1-1.971.817h0a2.766,2.766,0,0,1-1.969-.816,1,1,0,1,0-1.415,1.412,4.751,4.751,0,0,0,3.384,1.4h0a4.752,4.752,0,0,0,3.385-1.4l5.8-5.8a4.786,4.786,0,0,0,0-6.771Z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a>Finalized, rebranding the blog<\/h2>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">If you&#8217;ve read my recent writings or listened to me speak about Ethereum and this grand upgrade that&#8217;s in the works, you&#8217;ve perhaps noticed that I&#8217;m not only shying away from discussing &#8220;phases&#8221; (instead, referring to a series of independent upgrades), but that I&#8217;ve also been attempting to put the terms &#8220;eth1&#8221; and &#8220;eth2&#8221; to rest. I&#8217;ve <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wEh4u5a-43o\">spoken<\/a> about these being terrible terms and wrote about it again in January&#8217;s <a class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/2021\/01\/20\/the-state-of-eth2-january-2021\">&#8220;The State of Eth2&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">What we call &#8220;eth2&#8221; is a series of major upgrades to Ethereum&#8217;s <strong>consensus-layer<\/strong> &#8212; to ensure the protocol is secure, sustainable, and scalable &#8212; while &#8220;eth2 clients&#8221; are implementations of this proof-of-stake consensus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">And, what we call &#8220;eth1&#8221; in this context is Ethereum&#8217;s rich <strong>application-layer<\/strong>, and similarly, &#8220;eth1 clients&#8221; (after the upgrade to proof-of-stake) are the software that does the heavy lifting in this layer. Ethereum&#8217;s application-layer is currently driven by a proof-of-work consensus algorithm but will soon be driven by the beacon chain &#8212; the proof-of-stake consensus mechanism that is currently in production and secured by ~3.5M ETH.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Now to follow through on my campaign, I&#8217;m rebranding this blog series. From here on out, this series will be known as &#8220;Finalized: the Ethereum consensus-layer&#8221;, where the name is an homage to the most critical function of the proof-of-stake consensus-layer &#8212; <em class=\"chakra-text css-0\">finality<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"chakra-heading group css-1kpzc4q\" id=\"stakers-upgrade-your-nodes\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"stakers upgrade your nodes permalink\" href=\"#stakers-upgrade-your-nodes\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"chakra-icon css-173jpr1\"><g fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M10.458,18.374,7.721,21.11a2.853,2.853,0,0,1-3.942,0l-.892-.891a2.787,2.787,0,0,1,0-3.941l5.8-5.8a2.789,2.789,0,0,1,3.942,0l.893.892A1,1,0,0,0,14.94,9.952l-.893-.892a4.791,4.791,0,0,0-6.771,0l-5.8,5.8a4.787,4.787,0,0,0,0,6.77l.892.891a4.785,4.785,0,0,0,6.771,0l2.736-2.735a1,1,0,1,0-1.414-1.415Z\"\/><path d=\"M22.526,2.363l-.892-.892a4.8,4.8,0,0,0-6.77,0l-2.905,2.9a1,1,0,0,0,1.414,1.414l2.9-2.9a2.79,2.79,0,0,1,3.941,0l.893.893a2.786,2.786,0,0,1,0,3.942l-5.8,5.8a2.769,2.769,0,0,1-1.971.817h0a2.766,2.766,0,0,1-1.969-.816,1,1,0,1,0-1.415,1.412,4.751,4.751,0,0,0,3.384,1.4h0a4.752,4.752,0,0,0,3.385-1.4l5.8-5.8a4.786,4.786,0,0,0,0-6.771Z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a>Stakers: Upgrade your nodes<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"chakra-heading group css-xuzltg\" id=\"to-stay-connected-you-must-be-berlin-compatible\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"to stay connected you must be berlin compatible permalink\" href=\"#to-stay-connected-you-must-be-berlin-compatible\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"chakra-icon css-173jpr1\"><g fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M10.458,18.374,7.721,21.11a2.853,2.853,0,0,1-3.942,0l-.892-.891a2.787,2.787,0,0,1,0-3.941l5.8-5.8a2.789,2.789,0,0,1,3.942,0l.893.892A1,1,0,0,0,14.94,9.952l-.893-.892a4.791,4.791,0,0,0-6.771,0l-5.8,5.8a4.787,4.787,0,0,0,0,6.77l.892.891a4.785,4.785,0,0,0,6.771,0l2.736-2.735a1,1,0,1,0-1.414-1.415Z\"\/><path d=\"M22.526,2.363l-.892-.892a4.8,4.8,0,0,0-6.77,0l-2.905,2.9a1,1,0,0,0,1.414,1.414l2.9-2.9a2.79,2.79,0,0,1,3.941,0l.893.893a2.786,2.786,0,0,1,0,3.942l-5.8,5.8a2.769,2.769,0,0,1-1.971.817h0a2.766,2.766,0,0,1-1.969-.816,1,1,0,1,0-1.415,1.412,4.751,4.751,0,0,0,3.384,1.4h0a4.752,4.752,0,0,0,3.385-1.4l5.8-5.8a4.786,4.786,0,0,0,0-6.771Z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a>To stay connected, you must be Berlin compatible<\/h3>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">The Ethereum PoW chain is undergoing a mainnet upgrade, called Berlin, on April 14, 2021. This is a backwards incompatible fork and thus requires updating your software to continue to follow mainnet. You can read more about this in the EF&#8217;s <a class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/2021\/03\/08\/ethereum-berlin-upgrade-announcement\">Ethereum Berlin Upgrade Announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">As a beacon chain staker, you need an Ethereum PoW endpoint to successfully perform all of your various duties as a validator. This functionality serves as the uni-directional link between the components of the system to allow for new validator deposits.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">It follows that, to successfully maintain this link, <strong>stakers must upgrade<\/strong> their Ethereum PoW nodes! If you run the Pyrmont testnet, you must upgrade your Goerli nodes <strong>before March 17<\/strong>, 2021, and if you validate on mainnet, you must upgrade your mainnet PoW nodes <strong>before April 14<\/strong>, 2021.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"chakra-heading group css-xuzltg\" id=\"also-a-good-time-to-upgrade-your-beacon-node\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"also a good time to upgrade your beacon node permalink\" href=\"#also-a-good-time-to-upgrade-your-beacon-node\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"chakra-icon css-173jpr1\"><g fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M10.458,18.374,7.721,21.11a2.853,2.853,0,0,1-3.942,0l-.892-.891a2.787,2.787,0,0,1,0-3.941l5.8-5.8a2.789,2.789,0,0,1,3.942,0l.893.892A1,1,0,0,0,14.94,9.952l-.893-.892a4.791,4.791,0,0,0-6.771,0l-5.8,5.8a4.787,4.787,0,0,0,0,6.77l.892.891a4.785,4.785,0,0,0,6.771,0l2.736-2.735a1,1,0,1,0-1.414-1.415Z\"\/><path d=\"M22.526,2.363l-.892-.892a4.8,4.8,0,0,0-6.77,0l-2.905,2.9a1,1,0,0,0,1.414,1.414l2.9-2.9a2.79,2.79,0,0,1,3.941,0l.893.893a2.786,2.786,0,0,1,0,3.942l-5.8,5.8a2.769,2.769,0,0,1-1.971.817h0a2.766,2.766,0,0,1-1.969-.816,1,1,0,1,0-1.415,1.412,4.751,4.751,0,0,0,3.384,1.4h0a4.752,4.752,0,0,0,3.385-1.4l5.8-5.8a4.786,4.786,0,0,0,0-6.771Z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a>Also, a good time to upgrade your beacon node<\/h3>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">In addition to upgrading your PoW nodes, I highly recommend upgrading your beacon nodes too. There have been <em class=\"chakra-text css-0\">many<\/em> juicy optimizations recently to all mainnet clients. To ensure your validators run with optimal performance (and profitability), pull down the latest release and give it a whirl.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\"><strong><em class=\"chakra-text css-0\">Upgrade your nodes!<\/em><\/strong> \ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/en\/2021\/03\/11\/finalized-no-23\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>tl;dr Finalized: rebranding the blog Upgrade your nodes! 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