According to Tim Beiko's summary of the 218th Ethereum Execution Layer Core Developers Meeting (ACDE) on August 16, the meeting reviewed the results of Fusaka Devnet-4, addressed stability issues, and set priorities for the upcoming Devnet-5. The focus of the meeting was to resolve discrepancies in cross-client blob fee calculations, enhance the diversity of launch nodes, and unify fork parameter logic through updated specifications and static testing.
The developers have postponed the decision on the timeline for the Sepolia and Holesky forks until the finalization of Devnet-5, to ensure stability before the public testnet release is scheduled. The Glamsterdam upgrade plan is progressing, with ePBS (EIP-7732) and BAL (EIP-7928) confirmed as major proposals, while other proposals like FOCIL are still conditionally included. Discussions also covered improvements to the BAL specification, a more robust pre-testing process for ACD, feedback on the 'Safe-Head' proposal, and consensus on the re-pricing of ModExp and the increase in contract size, which will be stress-tested in Devnet-5.