The developer once again confirmed that ETH 2.0 is expected to officially start in November

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ETH 2.0 is expected to launch in November 2020, according to an ETH 2.0 developer. ETH 2.0 is a much-needed update to the ethereum blockchain that has been delayed multiple times before.

In a blog post, Raul Jordan, an ETH 2.0 developer at ethereum infrastructure builder Prysmatic Lab, summarized the latest developments in the long development of ethereum 2.0. He said that if various security checks and user experience optimizations are completed, "November is a good launch date from our perspective."

However, ETH 2.0 promises to solve all these problems. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin claims that the new version of the blockchain will eventually increase transaction speeds to 100,000 transactions per second. It also moves the blockchain from an energy-intensive proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain to a proof-of-stake (PoS).

What's next?

However, ETH 2.0, which has been developed for many years, has been plagued by delays. Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake said in July that the timeline for a November launch is very ambitious. A January 2021 launch is more likely, Drake said, although Buterin and other ethereum researchers are skeptical.

What's next?

He added:

Currently, ETH 2.0 is in the testing phase of the Medalla testnet. The testnet is a public network created by the Ethereum Foundation to act as a sandbox before the mainnet goes live. The testnet was recently fixed after it crashed in August and appears to be running smoothly.

The development team announced that it will conduct a second security audit of its Eth 2.0 client Prysm using security firm Trail of Bits, following the first audit using Quantstamp. "For optimization purposes, we sometimes deviate from technical specifications in places, and this audit will help determine the safety of our approach," Jordan said in his post.

He added:

• “Going onto mainnet, two full code reviews of our eth 2.0 client are critical to keeping stakeholders’ assets safe and allowing us to also find ways to improve the client through code best practices.”

• Other improvements on the ETH 2.0 roadmap include optimizing its peer-to-peer routing to ensure ethereum nodes will favor "well-behaved nodes while limiting less useful ones"; fixing bugs that prevented the network from interoperating with other blockchains; And integrate ETH 2.0 API in Prysm client.

• In an effort to increase transparency for the public, the team released a checklist of the tasks that need to be completed to launch the Eth 2.0 mainnet. Here's the full, unedited list:

• Second Security Audit

• Implement the eth2.0-apis standard in Prysm for client interoperability

• End Voluntary Quit in Prysm

• Comprehensive Web UI for Prysm!

• Fuzzing and resolving important bugs before going to mainnet
  

Slasher improvementsA common slashing-protected format for transferring keys between eth 2.0 clients。