Ethereum Developers Address Stability and Forking Parameters in Upcoming Devnet-5

According to PANews, Ethereum developers gathered for the 218th Meeting of the Ethereum Execution Layer Core Developers (ACDE) to review the results of Fusaka Devnet-4 and address stability issues. The meeting set priorities for the upcoming Devnet-5, focusing on resolving discrepancies in blob fee calculations among clients, improving node diversity, and unifying forking parameter logic through specification updates and static testing.

The developers decided to postpone scheduling decisions for the Sepolia and Holesky forks until Devnet-5 is finalized, ensuring stability before public testnet launches. The Glamsterdam upgrade is progressing, with ePBS (EIP-7732) and BAL (EIP-7928) confirmed as main proposals, while other proposals like FOCIL are conditionally included.

Discussions also covered improvements to BAL specifications, a more robust ACD pre-testing process, feedback on the "Safe-Head" proposal, and consensus on the revaluation of ModExp and the increase in contract size, which will be stress-tested in Devnet-5.