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Ethereum in wartime: Standardize, align, accelerate

Author: Content Editor
The past week has seen a shift in optimism around Ethereum as teams work to standardize and consolidate the protocol. The focus is on sequencing, interoperability, and consensus development to ensure the protocol evolves in a coordinated and extensible manner. Efforts are being made to create a shared sequencing architecture that aligns incentives while preserving autonomy. The goal is to find common ground while leaving room for innovation. The L2 Interop Working Group is working on making cross-rollup transactions seamless, and a standardized cross-chain messaging API is emerging. Ethereum's base layer is also progressing, with the Pectra fork set to hit testnets in February. The roadmap for Ethereum is driven by the internal need to build a durable system and scale the right way. The current focus is on accelerating processes and recognizing the adversarial environment as "wartime."

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