Protocol research call

Ethereum's researchers, core developers, users and builders are launching a new Protocol research call to discuss short-term trade-offs that will shape the protocol's end state. The stated aim is to derive network goals, clarify the possibilities and trade-offs uncovered by recent Ethereum research, and align research with core development. The call's first topic is local building, which the text says much current discourse fails to separate as either a goal of Ethereum or a means to objectives such as censorship-resistance, security, scale or verifiability. A pilot call is scheduled for April 2, 2025, at 14:00 UTC for 90 minutes, hosted by the author's co-host adietrichs, covering protocol roles, node types, local building and validator duties.