Ethereum grew by 4.5% after Fusaka update

Ethereum ETH $3,030.86 Bridged Ether (StarkGate) -0.08% Market capitalization $72.11 million VOL. 24 hours $0.58 billion has activated the Fusaka update on the mainnet, the second major technical change this year. The upgrade introduced new data sampling and blob scaling features that are expected to define the next stage of ecosystem expansion. The update took place at a block height of 18,200,000 after successful tests on the Holesky, Sepolia, and Hoodi networks. The developers note that Fusaka significantly strengthens the Ethereum base layer and affects the economics of second-tier networks (rollups).

After the activation, the price of ETH rose by 4.3%, reaching about $ 3,200. The trading volume grew from $ 28.2 billion to $ 32 billion in six hours, which analysts attribute to the active accumulation of large wallets that own from 1,000 to 10,000 ETH. Blockscout representatives noted that the frequency of L2 network status updates had increased before the update was launched, indicating that the ecosystem was preparing for more bandwidth and a more stable transaction rhythm.

Fusaka is introducing PeerDAS, a method of selective data verification that allows nodes to store only a portion of blockchain data, not the entire volume. This reduces storage and bandwidth requirements, paving the way for up to eight times the amount of data processed. «Fusaka's PeerDAS literally implements sharding,» wrote Ethereum co-founder Бутерін" href="https:>Vitalik Buterin. According to him, the idea of sharding has been discussed since 2015, and the technology of selective data availability since 2017, and now these concepts have been put into practice.

The update also adds the Blob-Parameter-Only (BPO) parameter, which allows you to change the blob size without the need for hard forking. In addition, Fusaka prevents blob fees from falling when gas prices rise, making smart contracts more predictable. According to experts, this increases the efficiency of transactions and supports further decentralization.

Experts call Fusaka a «heavyweight infrastructure upgrade». According to Shiv Shankar, CEO of Boundless, it fulfills long-standing community requests by increasing network capacity without disrupting its foundations. According to analysts at Sygnum Bank, these changes can gradually increase the profitability of validators and the rate of commission burn. Brickken CEO Edwin Mata added that Fusaka reduces the load on nodes, increasing the stability and transparency of the network — exactly the qualities expected by regulated financial institutions.