EIP-4345: Difficulty Bomb Delay to June 2022 with T Jay Rush

EIP-4345: Difficulty Bomb Delay to June 2022

Follow the recording to learn the difficulty bomb calculation in Ethereum and answer to related questions. Thanks Thomas Jay Rush or your work & sharing the history on PEEPanEIP with Ethereum Cat Herders.

Quick summary

• EIP deployed with Arrow Glacier
• History of earlier upgrades with difficulty bomb push
• Forcing function, block reward adjustment
• Charts to explain the calculation.
• Why will this not happen with proof of stake?
• T Jay’s message to the Ethereum community.

Resources

• EIP: https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-4345
• Discussions-To https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/eip-4345-difficulty-bomb-delay-to-may-2022/7209