# Gnosis Validator Recap January 2025 - by GC Comms Team Source: https://blog.validategnosis.com/p/gnosis-validator-recap-january-2025 ## Summary The Gnosis Chain validator community's January 2025 update covers Phase 2 DVT testing, Shutter Network's rollout, and Pectra hardfork preparations. Phase 2 DVT testing has launched after Phase 1 completed on mainnet, with Obol Collective, hoprnet, Gateway, Nethermind and DV Labs named as collaborators, and a distributed key generation ceremony has marked the start of cluster performance testing. Nethermind 1.30.0 now officially supports Shutter Network, which encrypts mempool transactions to protect against frontrunning, and it has moved from a selected group of validators to everyone. The core devs plan to confirm a blob-based fee fraction parameter adjustment for Pectra with team member Lion, who missed the meeting. ## Article Welcome to our monthly update for the Gnosis Chain validator community. This recap aims to inform you about the latest developments and updates on the Gnosis Chain. 2024 marked a watershed moment in Gnosis's evolution, crystallizing our vision of full-stack decentralization through powerful consumer-facing applications built on battle-tested infrastructure. Read our comprehensive year-in-review post on X The Gnosis Chain ecosystem is making major strides in validator technology with the launch of Phase 2 DVT (Distributed Validator Technology) testing. Following the successful completion of Phase 1 on mainnet, we're now collaborating with industry leaders @Obol_Collective, @hoprnet, @gateway_eth, @NethermindEth and @DV_Labs to push the boundaries of what's possible. A successful distributed key generation ceremony that marks the beginning of extensive cluster performance testing under real-world conditions. Check it out X post here. Shutter Network, a cutting-edge privacy solution leveraging threshold cryptography, is now officially supported in Nethermind 1.30.0. Initially enabled for a selected group of validators, it is now available for everyone. Shutter encrypts transactions in the mempool, keeping transaction details private until finalized on-chain. This ensures protection against frontrunning and supports fair and secure transaction execution on the Gnosis Chain. Check out Github Repo here. In this call, we've covered Erigon 3, Caplin, the impact of the EIP-4444, and ongoing developments and upcoming upgrades on the Gnosis Chain. The Pectra hardfork is approaching step by step and our team continues preparations with client teams. We have briefly summarized below the key Pectra developments that stood out in the last core devs call. You can check the notes and recording for full context. Ethereum Test Spec Implementation: The team is working on implementing Nethermind to run Ethereum tests for Gnosis. They are moving their efforts to Ethereum Spec tests to cover Petra testing. Gnosis needs to implement Devnet 5 in line with Ethereum. The team does not need diverging branches and can support only the final Devnet 5 scope. Gnosis needs to consider adjusting the blob-based fee fraction parameter for Petra as Ethereum. This parameter affects how blobs react to usage and pricing changes based on block fullness. The core devs team plans to discuss this internally and confirm with a team member, Lion, who was absent from the meeting. The latest Gnosis Core Devs call centres on recent updates and ongoing challenges, including API improvements, bug fixes for the Petra release, peer-to-peer connectivity issues for the Shutter project, and upcoming Ethereum specification changes (EIP) requiring adjustments to Gnosis Chain. Further topics covered include testing methodologies, blob parameter adjustments, and deposit contract deployment problems. The core devs plan to address these issues in the coming weeks. Join us at Gnosis Validator Meetup #23 with Shutter Network! In this call, we'll discuss the latest Shutterized Gnosis Chain updates, along with ongoing developments, new client implementations and upcoming Pectra upgrades on the Gnosis Chain. Register through this link January 27 2025, 4 PM CET Validategnosis.com | Validator Docs | Validator Feedback & Resource Form | Gnosis Discord | Forum | Twitter | Discord | YouTube | Website