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Published on February 28, 2024 06:07 GMT+00:00edited on February 28, 2024 06:09 GMT+00:00

The upcoming Dencun upgrade on Ethereum, expected to occur in mid-March, is poised to bring about a big improvement in the form of “proto-danksharding” through EIP-4844.

Dencun aims to facilitate the inclusion of off-chain ‘data blobs’ in Ethereum transactions, a move that is designed to allow for the incorporation of additional data without compromising block processing times. This upgrade is viewed as a pivotal development for boosting the scalability of Layer 2 solutions on the network by providing them with expanded data capacity.

Polygon developers are keenly anticipating the impact of EIP-4844 on gas fees within the Polygon zkEVM ecosystem, suggesting that the upgrade could lead to improved data availability for Layer 2 solutions in a cost-efficient manner.

Polygon is a suite of …