The consensus layer is critical to reaching agreement in the network because it ensures that all nodes are synchronized, while the execution layer is responsible for executing smart contracts and managing the state of the blockchain.
The Dencun update is designed to improve security during the scaling phases of Etherium, specifically by utilizing Proto-Danksharding technology to increase network throughput by up to 100,000 transactions per second.
After months of collective effort involving more than 140,000 blockchain testers, the Dencun update was expected to be rolled out by December 2023. However, internal disagreements prevented meaningful testing, resulting in the implementation being pushed back to next year.
Earlier, Etherium co-founder Vitalik Buterin presented to the
to the crypto community a new way to protect accounts from the threats of quantum computers. He believes it is important to strengthen user security in the face of the rapid development of new computing methods.