Thread by @TimBeiko

Another @ethereum #AllCoreDevs starting in ~5 minutes!

Agenda: github.com/ethereum/pm/is…
Stream:

https://twitter.com/TimBeiko/status/1347559834443419649

First up is the YoloV3/Berlin update. We now have a proper spec for Berlin: github.com/ethereum/eth1.…

This is the equivalent of the previous "Hardfork Meta" EIPs that we had for previous hard forks.

Where we're at right now is that we need one more PR merged into Geth for EIP-2718/2930, then we can set up YOLOv3 and start looking at blocks for testnets.

The Besu team has been working with Geth on setting up proper testing for this EIP. The reason why this is complicated is that 2930 is a new transaction type, which requires a whole new suite of tests.

@JHancock asks if it would be possible to start looking at setting testnet fork blocks in parallel to launching YOLOv3.

It seems like that _could_ be possible, but it's hard to estimate exactly when that could be because we don't have an ETA for when the work will be completed. We _hope_ we can get YOLOv3 running in the next week or so 🤞🏻

Next up on the agenda is the Ice Age ❄️

It seems like the Ice Age will be kicking in again in July 2021

There's discussion about whether to update it now, or wait.

It seems like there is general consensus to not update it in Berlin, and wait to change it later.

Also a lot of comments in the chat about the fact that we're close to Eth2 shipping and that was the Ice Age's original purpose, so we should keep it (but delay it again) 😅

A final comment by @peter_szilagyi was that the Ice Age can be useful in resolving conflicts for contentious EIPs, so we should probably keep it around.

Next up is an update on EIP-2937 (eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-2937). There were some outstanding questions on the EthMagicians thread: ethereum-magicians.org/t/eip-2937-set…

.@lightclients is giving some updates about it on the call. Worth watching the livestream for the details. Some of the latest changes to the spec are here, but not merged yet: github.com/ethereum/EIPs/…

Also, quick shoutout to @trueblocks for their difficulty calculator scripts were used to double check the difficulty bomb projections: github.com/TrueBlocks/tok… 💣

Last topic on the call: as part of moving to facilitate AllCoreDevs, I've been reaching out to folks involved with the process to hear their general feedback about the calls and how they could be improved.

I've talked with most client teams at this point, and am looking to chat with more people who have been involved in the process and want to share their thoughts. If that's you, please reach out here (DMs open!) or via discord (still @timbeiko) 😁

And that was it! Short call today, as everyone is focused on getting Berlin out, and we hope to make good progress on that async over the next week or two. See you all on the next on, Feb 5th 14:00 UTC 👋🏻