Mareep

v1.5.0-alpha.6 -- Mareep -- is the alpha release for the coming Electra upgrade.

PR showing full diff can be found here: #3920

Altair

• Simplify is_better_update condition #3816

Electra

• Update correlation penalty computation #3882
• Move requests out of execution_payload into beacon_block.body #3875
• Remove stale comment on latest_execution_payload_header #3929
• Remove unnecessary signing domain for consolidations #3915
• Minor fixes on Electra spec and test helper #3914
• Simplify name of helper get_validator_max_effective_balance #3909
• Harmonize process_withdrawals spec with 3761 #3905

EIP-7594 (PeerDAS)

• Use explicit csc integer size #3897
• Change csc types to back to uint64 #3908
• Delete g2_lincomb in poly-commits-sampling spec #3913

EIP-7732 (ePBS)

• Fix some typos #3902
• Modify ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeByRoot #3890
• Refactor beacon chain state transition function #3898
• Require the builder is active and non-slashed #3888

Testing, repo, etc

• Update python to 3.12.4 #3880
• Fix the install_pyspec_test CI check #3894
• Fix test vector generators to work with Python 3.12 #3927
• Add cronjob for test vector generation #3922
• Update README and dependencies #3879
• Randomize validator index in partial withdrawal test #3892
• Get rid of compute_state_by_epoch_processing_to #3878
• Ensure EL block hash is updated when beacon parent root is overridden #3881
• Fix yield statement in test_get_custody_columns #3931

Pincurchin

v1.5.0-alpha.5 -- Pincurchin -- is the alpha release for the coming Electra upgrade.

This is the spec target for peerdas-devnet-2.

PR showing full diff can be found here: #3889

Bellatrix and Capella fork choice

• [non-substantive] Minor refactoring by removing redundant copy() #3877

Experimental

EIP-7594 (PeerDAS)

DAS Core

• Disable peer sampling & add minimal fork choice #3870 #3883
• [non-substantive] Remove matrix specific configuration value #3887

Tynamo

v1.5.0-alpha.4 -- Tynamo -- is the alpha release for the coming Electra upgrade.

This release includes an Electra bugfix (#3868).

PR showing full diff can be found here: #3853

SSZ

• Fix spec error in get_generalized_index function #3838

Safe block

• Rename get_safe_execution_payload_hash -> *_block_hash #3595

Capella

• [non-substantive] Make process_withdrawals slightly cleaner (equivalent functionality) #3761

Deneb

• [non-substantive] Make MAX_BLOBS_PER_BLOCK a config parameter #3817

Electra

• Fix off-by-one in process_pending_consolidations #3868

Light client

• Update light client specifications for Electra #3811

Experimental

EIP-7594 (PeerDAS)

DAS Core

• Clarify reconstruction and cross-seeding #3794
• Clarify PeerDAS sampling #3782
• Update get_data_column_sidecars to take cells/proofs #3836

Cryptography

• Remove proof parameter from recover_cells_and_kzg_proofs #3819
• Use "universal verification equation" in verify_cell_kzg_proof_batch #3812
• In batch cell verification, check if there are zero cells #3835
• In batch cell verification, take commitment for each cell #3834
• Remove verify_cell_kzg_proof (non-batch) #3830
• Rename column_index to cell_index in KZG spec by #3841
• Replace recover_data with recover_polynomialcoeff #3820
• Improve documentation in recovery code #3858

Networking

• Add MetadataV3 with custody_subnet_count #3821

[new] EIP-7732 (Enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation, ePBS)

• Core protocol update #3828 #3869

Testing, repo, etc

• Bump remerkleable to v0.1.28 #3807
• Add Electra merkle proof test vectors #3763
• Fix typing issue when 10e10 is interpreted as float #3810
• Update test_incorrect_not_enough_consolidation_churn_available and add assertions to test cases #3814
• Add more Electra fork tests #3764
• Proofread #3822 #3823 #3826 #3837 #3849 #3863 3873
• Fix EL block hash computation for Deneb #3829
• Fix indentation for some kzg_7594 tests #3855
• For pytest, replace NUMBER_OF_CORES with auto #3846
• Remove compute_cells test format #3860
• Update test formats #3860 #3848

Twiga

v1.5.0-alpha.3 -- Twiga -- is the alpha release for the coming Electra upgrade.

It is the spec target of pectra-devnet-1.

PR showing full diff can be found here: #3786

Electra

• Add Electra version of AggregateAndProof #3759
• Properly calculate proposer probabilities #3769
• EL-triggered consolidations #3775
• Handle top-ups to exiting/exited validators #3776
• Rename DepositReceipt to DepositRequest #3757
• Rename objects with prefix ExecutionLayerXXX #3791
• Append new committee_bits field to end of Attestation #3768
• Switch the rest of the spec to MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE_ELECTRA #3783

Experimental

EIP-7594 (PeerDAS)

DAS Core

• Add custody settings config #3766
• recover_cells_and_kzg_proofs & matrix refactor #3788
• Update ENR record #3772

Cryptography

• Add a missing check and a missing test vector for recover_all_cells #3765
• Fix shift_polynomialcoeff #3792
• Have a section listing Public Methods #3795
• Rename CellID to CellIndex #3797
• Remove compute_cells method #3796
• Refactor cell recovery code by #3781 #3806

Networking

• Provide max size for columns by range request #3760

[new] EIP-6800 (Verkle/Verge)

• The Verge CL Specs #3230

Testing, repo, etc

• Change duplicate cell id test to use 65 cell ids #3758
• Fix typo #3771 #3773 #3801 #3805
• Refactor #3774
• Fix scripts/build_run_docker_tests.sh #3790
• Adds CI to generate test vectors #3793
• Update compute_el_header_block_hash for EIP-7685 #3778
• Extend Tests for FFT and Coset FFT #3804

Electivire

v1.5.0-alpha.2 -- Electivire -- is the alpha release for the coming Electra upgrade.

It is the spec target of pectra-devnet-0, with bug fixes on test cases.

It also includes some essential EIP-7594 fixes for initial interop.

PR showing full diff can be found here: #3749

Phase0

• [non-substantive] Fix typo on CommitteeIndex in p2p spec #3756

Electra

• [non-substantive] EIP-7549: Fix typo in get_committee_indices #3740

Experimental

EIP-7594 (PeerDAS)

DAS Core

• Fix get_custody_columns #3748

Cryptography

• Add type casts #3734

Networking

• Pad column indices when calling verify_cell_kzg_proof_batch #3745
• Add DataColumnSidecarsByRange v1 Req/Resp #3750

Testing, repo, etc

• Remove test_consolidation.py since they are not valid test vectors #3736
• Add decorator to all "invalid" test cases #3741
• Add .copy() where needed in tests #3743
• Fix rng of tests #3731
• Github Action runner overhaul #3751

Electabuzz

v1.5.0-alpha.1 -- Electabuzz -- is the alpha release for the coming Electra upgrade.

It is the spec target of pectra-devnet-0, with bug fixes on test cases and new fork tests.

It also includes the new EIP-7594 (PeerDAS) tests with new test formats for general/eip7594/kzg and {mainnet, minimal}/eip7594/networking/get_custody_columns.

PR showing full diff can be found here: #3725

Electra

• [non-substantive] Refactor upgrade_to_electra() in #3711
• [non-substantive] Minor comment on ExecutionLayerWithdrawalRequest #3707

Experimental

EIP7594 (PeerDAS)

DAS Core

• Make get_custody_columns return sorted values and add get_custody_columns #3715
• Fix EIP7594_FORK_VERSION test #3730

Cryptography

Shout out to @kevaundray, @jtraglia, and @asn-d6!

• Rename CELLS_PER_BLOB to CELLS_PER_EXT_BLOB #3694
• Change g2_lincomb to take in G2Point #3692
• Fix and elaborates on comments #3695
• For compute_kzg_proof_multi remove remainder polynomial when in monomial form #3696
• Change recover_polynomial to recover_all_cells #3702
• Remove extra return value in construct_vanishing_polynomial #3704
• Add more description for the kzg verify algorithm by #3703
• Add a new config MAX_EXTENDED_MATRIX_SIZE #3708
• Add BLS_MODULUS to places where the result of a subtraction can be negative #3709
• Integrate new CosetEvals type by #3701
• Use CELLS_PER_EXT_BLOB to compute the number of columns #3710
• Make List Copy explicit in divide_polynomialcoeff #3706
• Add asserts for public functions #3684
• Use py-arkworks's multi-exp method inside of g1_lincomb and g2_lincomb #3714
• Replace "proofs" with "kzg_proofs" in function names #3727
• Fix bls.multi_exp when using py_ecc #3730

Testing, repo, etc

• Fix and move test_multiple_consolidations_* tests to sanity block tests #3724
• Fix consolidation test_invalid_*_signature tests #3728
• Add Electra fork tests #3720
• Add EIP-7594 to TESTGEN_FORKS #3721
• Add kzg_7594 test formats #3718
• Add initial version of kzg_7594 test generator #3693
• Rename formats/kzg to formats/kzg_4844 #3716
• Fix test_effective_balance_hysteresis_with_compounding_credentials test #3730
• Enable EIP7594 merkle proof testgen and use bls.use_fastest() in default testgen #3732

Elekid

v1.5.0-alpha.0 -- Elekid -- is the alpha release for the coming Electra upgrade.

Thank you all for helping with this baby Electra release! 🐣

PR showing full diff can be found here: #3675

Phase 0

• [networking] Align seen_ttl with attestation lifetime #3627

Deneb

• [non-substantive] Clarify voluntary_exits gossip topic after Capella #3651

Electra

Miscs

• Update Electra config #3632
• Init Electra (EIP6110 + EIP7002) #3615
• Add EIP-7549 to Electra #3653
• Track blob gas when upgrading to Electra #3665
• Add EIP-7251 to Electra #3668
• EIP-7002/7251: clarify pending partial withdrawals handling #3679

EIP-6110

• Rename get_eth1_deposit_count function #3629

EIP-7002

• Bugfix when processing execution layer exit request #3660
• Some clean ups from merging EIP-7002 into Electra #3666

EIP-7251

• Increase MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE #3618
• Fix bug in get_active_balance() #3637
• Rename PartialWithdrawal field #3643
• Use MIN_ACTIVATION_BALANCE instead of MAX_EFFECTIVE_BALANCE #3647
• Remove extra queue_excess_active_balance call #3654
• Fix EIP-7251 tests #3656
• Rename get_churn_limit() for clarity #3676
• Enforce Activation Rate Limit at Fork Transition #3659
• Fix off-by-one in churn computations #3682

EIP-7549

• Move committee index outside Attestation #3559
• Clarify network vs on chain aggregation #3628
• Flatten aggregate_bits #3631
• Enable EIP-7549 on CI by #3640
• Misc changes #3636 #3657
• Fix has_sufficient_effective_balanc computation #3658
• Clarify electra validator spec with EIP7549 #3669
• Add AttesterSlashing to modified containers #3674

Experimental

EIP7594 (PeerDAS)

• Check for degree overflow in multiply_polynomialcoeff() #3619
• Add PeerDAS protocol #3574
• Use FIELD_ELEMENTS_PER_EXT_BLOB in NUMBER_OF_COLUMNS #3662

Testing, repo, etc

• Update single_merkle_proof.md test format docs #3635
• Remove wip messages on shipped forks #3646
• Typo fixes #3645
• Add EIP7549 aggregation logic in testing tool #3649 #3680
• Add EIP-7549 tests and Electra random tests #3670
• Remove duplicate deposit processing tests #3678
• Fix electra tests and enable testgen #3681
• Fix broken exit tests due to change in the churn computation by #3690
• Fix tests by #3691

Delivery at Dawn

v1.4.0 -- Delivery at Dawn -- is the mainnet release for the Deneb upgrade that went live on March 13, 2024.

PR showing full diff can be found here: #3621

Phase0

• [non-substantive] Refactor with new constant UINT64_MAX_SQRT: #3608

Testing, repo, etc

• Remove the wrong test case: #3607
• Typo fixes: #3596, #3620

Denebian Whale

v1.4.0-beta.7 -- Denebian Whale -- is a beta release for the coming Deneb upgrade.

This release sets the mainnet Deneb fork epoch (DENEB_FORK_EPOCH) value.

Note that to be cautious, we still use the beta pre-release to avoid any last-minute updates. We will bump to v1.4.0 right after the mainnet fork is activated.

PR showing full diff can be found here: #3598

Phase 0

Beacon chain

• Handle integer_squareroot bound case #3600

Deneb

• Schedule Deneb for Mainnet #3597

EIP-7594 (PeerDAS)

• [Cryptography] Optimization: reduce len() calls in add_polynomialcoeff helper #3581
• [Cryptography] Public methods must accept raw bytes #3579
• [Cryptography] Initial refactor of recover_polynomial() #3591

Testing, repo, etc

• Add py.typed file for mypy #3588 #3594
• Add EIP-7514 higher-churn-limit-to-lower tests #3602

Psychrolutes marcidus

v1.4.0-beta.6 -- Psychrolutes marcidus -- is a beta release for upcoming Deneb devnets.

This release adds new field g1_monomial to the trusted setup file. It can be found at the upstream. The latest sha256
checksum: f8e44a31ebf0a6d0734dcb301b0716e2c77f3ae18ed0cab0870fbcc2ca55616f

PR showing full diff can be found here: #3578

Phase 0

Fork choice

• Confirmation rule prerequisite - fork choice filter change #3431

Networking

• Align gossip validation for aggregates with single attestations #3552
• Use fork choice to determine finalized_checkpoint in gossip validation #3543

Light client

• Refactoring #3569, #3571
• Rename _INDEX generalized index constants to _GINDEX #3537, #3563
• Gossip additional LightClientFinalityUpdate on new supermajority #3549
• Use types for representing LC Merkle branches #3563

SSZ

• byte type and canonical JSON mapping #3506

Whisk

• Add WHISK fork only tests #3442

EIP-7594 (WIP - still in its early stages)

• EIP-7594: Add cryptography specs for sampling #3557, #3583

Testing, repo, etc

• Pyspec refactoring #3562, #3567
• Pyspec dockerization #3477, #3573
• Consider fork transitions when using get_sync_aggregate #3572
• Add guard when fill_prev_epoch is True in epoch 0 by #3570
• Add transition test case of non-empty pre-state historical_roots #3585