📢 eth_simulate Implementers’ Meeting Summary Highlights | March 31, 2025, 📢

Meeting Summary Highlights:

– Geth Transaction Sender Fix: Sina proposed a "hacky" fix for the zero-sender issue in Geth, pending merge for the next release.
– Block Timestamp Handling: Geth still flags identical timestamps. Action: Check Nethermind’s acceptance of this.
– Base Fee Encoding Mismatch: Identified hash mismatch due to RLP encoding differences. Proposed a new encoder for consistency.
– State Root Fix: Minor spec fix implemented; state roots now match.
– Tracing & Interns: Sina suggested onboarding interns for tracing improvements.
– Action Items:
->Sina to test baseFee encoding fix.
->Team to verify timestamp handling and document RLP changes.

Next steps include confirming block hash alignment and discussing intern resource allocation.

Full meeting details here: https://youtu.be/O6fHpZlVLcs?si=_fN0GAM-pmQqyzO-
https://x.com/EthCatHerders/status/1906746290001830220