Ethereum Developers Aim to Test Major Dencun Upgrade on January 17
• Ethereum developers targeting January 17th for first Dencun upgrade testnet deployment • Dencun is a major milestone expected in 2024 that will enable "proto-danksharding" for more data storage • Upgrade aims to reduce fees for layer 2 rollups and scale blockchain by increasing space for "blobs" of data • After Goerli testnet, further testnet deployments planned for Sepolia, Holesky, before mainnet upgrade around end of February • Dencun would be first major Ethereum upgrade since Shapella enabled staked ETH withdrawals earlier this year