eth2 quick update number 14

All eyes are focused on the Medalla testnet. Will be released within 24 hours 🙌

tl;dr

Medalla testnet launches tomorrow 🏅

The minimum validator deposit required to launch the Medalla testnet (more than 16,000) was met on Friday. This means that the birth of this testnet was set up as follows: 1596546008 unix timeor 8 Seconds after 1:00 PM (UTC) on August 4. If you’re curious about how that time is calculated, check out Ben Edgington’s quick look. Genesis Explainer.

The release of Medalla is a huge milestone in eth2 development. If Medalla proves to be stable, a mainnet launch will be next. It represents years of hard work by numerous engineers, researchers, and community members. We hope you’re as excited as we are :).

Please note that the majority of validators on the Medalla testnet operate on: you, community. We hope to treat this as a dress rehearsal for the mainnet launch. Get your nodes running well in advance, keep an eye on the performance of your validators, and see if there are any important updates to your client software. In other words, treat testnet validators as if they were securing real ETH.

Client Diversity 👯‍♀️

The community runs five Genesis’ diverse customers!

Huge congratulations to each team. If you run one of the clients above, please thank the client team and consider adding some ETH or DAI to the tip jar. They’ve more than earned it.

Do not forget it! There’s something special about Medalla. POAP NFTs to run each client type at launch. Please read the following: More details here 🏅

In addition to the amazing work done by the eth2 client team, I would like to highlight the following: S-Staker — A fast-growing user-driven resource for the emerging validator community. This community-run effort aims to provide a home for the hobby staking community in the form of: subreddit and discord server.

I spent a bit of time on Discord last week, and it’s a great place to share information, ask (and answer!) technical questions, and generally collaborate around new and exciting eth2 staking technology. If you are involved in Medalla or are interested in joining, be sure to check it out.

i expect S-Stakeris a must for validators who want to keep everything related to their validator up to date with client-specific inconsistencies.

mc-attack-0 Launch of attack net

mc-attack-0New multi-client attack net launched today!

This new attack net is: beta-1 Classification with updated rules and increased bounties — Up to $15,000 for serious abuse.

After initial release beta-0 AttackNet, we received awards for the following attacks:

• Awarded $5000 to Jonny Rhea for his performance. Simple DoS attack In ~ teku-attack-0Highlights the default DoS protection features missing in JVM-libp2p.
• 🏆💪🐿 Awarded for finding Martin Swende Serious bug in Prysm SSZ decodingThis could have allowed a remote attacker to crash the node. Prism-Attack-0 (No financial compensation as Martin works in security at EF)
• AlexSSD7 awarded $5000 for his achievements L4 DDoS In ~ Prism-Attack-0We highlight clock skew that disrupts the finality of a four-node network and prevents nodes from recovering on their own after an attack.
• Awarded $1000 to Jonny Rhea (Honorary Award) Breaking down the discovery mechanism In ~ lighthouse-attack-0

As always, join us Eth R&D Discord #attacknet Channel Check out our discussions and tips to get started 🚀