Eth2 Call 59

[djrtwo]

Eth2 Call 59 Agenda

call 58

Meeting Date/Time: Thursday 2021/03/11 at 14:00 GMT

Meeting Duration 1.5 hours

Livestream Link

1. Client Updates
2. Altair
   1. 64-epoch feature
   2. independent leak_scores feature
   3. fork choice status
   4. networking
   5. test format updates
3. Prater status
4. Research Updates
5. Spec discussion
6. Open Discussion/Closing Remarks

[mratsim]

Couldn't take client report notes :/.

Links from chat:

• Anyone against dropping?

  • 64 epoch cleanups 64 epoch cleanup by @justindrake consensus-specs#2212
  • Penalties+activs+exits Penalties+activs+exits only at 64-epoch boundary consensus-specs#2192

• Dropped from HF1

  • Fix timing attacks Fix timing attack consensus-specs#2101
  • (block, slot) fork choice (block, slot) fork choice consensus-specs#2197

• Pending

  • remove faulty de-duplication condition for seen aggregates consensus-specs#2225

• Test vector format

  • fork-choice test vectors: starting with get_head tests consensus-specs#2202

• Prater delayed by a week

  • propose prater testnet v1.0.1 eth-clients/eth2-networks#40

• Eth1 + Eth2 Merge

  • [WIP] The Merge consensus-specs#2229

• Research

  • https://ethresear.ch/t/commit-to-pre-state-instead-of-post-state-on-the-executable-beacon-chain/8802
  • Rethink FFG target block consensus-specs#2174

[benjaminion]

Here are my notes: https://hackmd.io/@benjaminion/HkIXJsDmd