In this bi-weekly brief on Bitcoin and Ethereum protocol development, Christine discusses two main topics:

1. Bitcoin Core's newly merged Cluster Mempool PR, what it does, and how it benefits Bitcoin miners

2. Ethereum's Fusaka mainnet activation, how to watch it happen, and what to be watching for

Timestamps:

4:09 - Bitcoin Updates

16:54 - Ethereum Updates

41:30 - Show Programming Updates

Links: - Delving Bitcoin Cluster Mempool overview (https://delvingbitcoin.org/t/an-overview-of-the-cluster-mempool-proposal/393)- Christine D. Kim Cluster Mempool Substack post (https://christinedkim.substack.com/p/issue-19) - Fusaka overview and recent client releases (https://christinedkim.substack.com/p/acdt-62)- Ethereum Foundation's Fusaka watch party livestream (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upns65rH7mQ)- EthStaker Discord channel (https://discord.com/invite/ethstaker)- Eth R&D Discord channel (https://discord.com/invite/qGpsxSA)- Beacon Chain block explorer (https://beaconcha.in/)- Christine D. Kim subscriber chat (https://christinedkim.substack.com/chat)

Song Credits:Special thanks to Calios for the music featured in this episode. You can listen to the full track, “Our Lives,” and other songs by Calios on Spotify⁠⁠: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6qs62M8pLHGZuttTwgP6JK.

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