Ethereum Foundation releases Protocol Update 002, promoting Blob data expansion

The Ethereum Foundation has just announced Protocol Update 002, focusing on expanding the availability of data for the L2 ecosystem, supporting applications in real-time payments, DeFi, social networks, and AI.

Highlights:

• The Fusaka upgrade will introduce PeerDAS, increasing the number of Blobs per block from 6 to 48.

• The Blob Parameter Hard Fork (BPO) helps expand mainnet capacity, theoretically improving throughput by 8 times.

• Integration of bandwidth optimization technology, reducing redundant data.

• The Glamsterdam upgrade (mid-2026) will deploy PeerDAS v2, expanding data capabilities.

• Continued research on Blob pool and FullDAS, both expanding while maintaining decentralization and censorship resistance.

This update marks a shift for Ethereum towards a flexible, gradual growth expansion strategy, rather than a model focused on major milestone upgrades.