Nimbus update: checkpoint sync, era files, Vouch
(image of the Lennon Wall courtesy of IFMSA) As these notes were being written, Putin's senseless war in Ukraine left nobody untouched and Status is
Nimbus Consensus Layer: past, present, and future
the image above shows 40 of our dependencies purpose built by us for Nimbus and the wider Status ecosystem . It's happening! #eth2 genesis is upon
On the importance of light nodes in Vitalik's endgame
This post introduces light nodes and explains why they will become particularly important under the endgame.
Nimbus + Nethermind: Kintsugi tutorial
Diagram courtesy of Mikhail Kalinin's Engine API design space document. Note that this diagram dates from the Amphora era, and so is not strictly accurate.
Nimbus: Execution Layer
While client diversity is crucial to a resilient Ethereum, it alone would not warrant such a huge engineering effort on our part. Our high level vision, and the main reason we're rolling our own execution layer client, is for easy and seamless integration with Status - both desktop and mobile.
Nimbus update - Pre-merge interop!
Nimbus is nearing merge readiness. We have passed all the merge spec tests. And while we're waiting for a compatible execution client, we have everything you need to start experimenting on the consensus side.
The importance of client diversity in the run up to the merge
Note that Nimbus tends towards privacy by default making it harder for crawlers to detect it - nevertheless, the magnitude of the skewed client distribution
Introducing Fluffy - an ultra-light client for Ethereum
What we are talking about building here is the perfect client for a wallet. An ultra-light client that contributes to the network and does not require syncing (i.e. is immediately usable from a fresh install or after being offline).
Ethereum is green
Preamble: energy and power The unit of energy we’ll use in this post is the kilowatt-hour (kWh). This quantity is called “one unit” on
Nimbus update: v1.2 CPU 🔥
Image: CPU performance of one of our team members, before and after updating to v1.2 If v1.1 was the big I/O update,
Nimbus update: v1.1.0 release
Hi everyone, We're excited to announce that we pushed our v1.1.0 release over the weekend. This is a big one for us :) There
Nimbus: Dashboard challenge winners
We’re pleased to announce we received two excellent submissions from contributors Joe Clapis and metanull. They have claimed their POAPs and will share the $5k prize money between them.
Nimbus update: v1.0.12 release (Prater testnet support)
This is a short announcement to highlight our v1.0.12 release and bring attention to the Prater testnet which is now open up to
Nimbus v1.0.8 release and Rocket Pool integration
We believe decentralised staking pools like Rocket Pool are essential to ensuring Ethereum's future as an unbreakable and censorship-resistant system.
Nimbus Update: v1.0.7 release (doppelganger detection)
Significant performance improvements across the board + additional protection against accidental slashings: Rewards are higher, Sync speed is 50% faster, and CPU utilization has more than halved...