Withdrawals are minimal.
tl; dr
- Shanghai+Capella (also known as Shapella) is on the horizon. Stakers, node operators, infrastructure providers – pay attention and try!
- He Round of Academic Scholarships it’s live! Applications must be submitted before February 27, 2023
Shapella on the horizon 🌅
After much testing and development, the Shanghai+Capella (Shapella) mainnet upgrade is moving into the final pre-launch sequence: public testnets!
He Zhejiang test network is live and available for interested parties and users to test Shapella today. And, the first of the long-standing public testnets, Sepolia, is scheduled to go through the upgrade on February 28.
Shapella contains many features, but the most important for the participants and consensus layer is the enablement of withdrawals. Full withdrawals will be available for validators who have exited, while partial withdrawals will be available for active validator balances above 32 ETH. In order for validators to participate in withdrawals, they must has to have an execution layer withdrawal credential 0x01. If a validator currently has a 0x00 BLS withdrawal token, it must sign a change operation to 0x01 to enable withdrawals.
please look at this Frequently asked questions about ETH withdrawals to learn more about the withdrawal mechanics and enabling withdrawals for your validator.
If you are an Ethereum participant, node operator, infrastructure provider or otherwise, now It’s time to catch up on the next Shapella update, test your software, and pay attention. From here on, each public testnet will be updated, and if all goes to plan, the mainnet will soon follow.
The Academic Scholarship Round is live 🤓
He Round of Academic Scholarships it’s live!
After last year’s great success in inviting academics from around the world to work on projects in the Ethereum orbit, the program has restarted with an exciting new wish list covering areas from cryptography to protocol design and a new category: humanities. Use the suggested categories and themes for inspiration, but don’t let it stifle your creativity. Projects in any domain related to Ethereum will be considered: the protocol, security, applications, impact, and community.
Applications for academic scholarships are due February 27, 2023. apply today 🚀
