Despite encountering several unforeseen obstacles during its deployment, Bellatrix is currently go on Ethereum The Ethereum devs noted a large spike in missed block rate, which based on the devs, will undoubtedly be automatically debugged prior to the merge
On September 6, among the highly anticipated upgrades of the entire year, Bellatrix went go on the Ethereum network; however, the upgrade was met with several technical anomalies in the center of its deployment that led the crypto enthusiasts to improve several inquiries.
What Happened?
Ethereum core developers have successfully completed the deployment of Bellatrix, that is dubbed among the significant ETH upgrades prior to the merge. In accordance with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, Bellatrix hard fork update plays an essential role as the update aims to “prepare” the central chain to embrace the upcoming merge scheduled for September 13-15.
gong6deng gong0deng However, soon after the Bellatrix upgrade went live, the Ethereum developers encountered a few technical anomalies. gong1deng gong0deng After the deployment of Bellatrix, the network has registered a big spike in its missed block rate, which in simpler terms, denotes the frequency with which a network is unable to authenticate the block of transactions queued for validation. gong1deng gong0deng “Missed block rate in the last 600 slots: > 9%. Historically this rate has been around ~0.5%. It shows that Bellatrix caused some issues for some validators. Nothing dramatic but still a number to keep an eye on.” as tweeted by Martin Köppelmann
Missed block rate in the last 600 slots: > 9%
Historically this rate has been around ~0.5%. It shows that Bellatrix caused some issues for some validators. Nothing dramatic but still a number to keep an eye on.
– Martin Koeppelmann 🇺🇦 (@koeppelmann) September 6, 2022
This issue might have spurred because some of the Ethereum node operators may not have upgraded their clients before the merge was executed. However, the devs further noted that the anomaly is not consequential in nature and may get debugged before the final merge update is carried out.
Big spike in the missed block rate after Bellatrix update.
Hopefully this can get debugged before the merge, we really don’t want to be seeing unexpected issues at this late stage. https://t.co/yOBSzQtFUe
– Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) (@adamscochran) September 6, 2022
It is to be noted that Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin alongside Ethereum developer Tim Beiko had tweeted regular announcements, urging operators to update their clients before the Bellatrix update execution.
The merge is still expected to happen around Sep 13-15. What’s happening today is the Bellatrix hard fork, which *prepares* the chain for the merge. Still important though – make sure to update your clients!
– vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) September 6, 2022
Ethereum’s Shift To PoS Is Scheduled For Next Week
The second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, Ethereum is all set to shift its mechanism to Proof-of-stake consensus from its earlier proof-of-work. The said transition is heralded as one of the central shifts in crypto history which will play an essential role in slashing Ethereum’s energy consumption by half.
The shift will also make the blockchain more sustainable and help in increasing its efficiency in terms of processing speed and transactions.