Head of Audit Firm Quantstamp Richard Ma announced that he is ready to launch the Prysm client to upgrade Ethereum 2.0.
Prysm got the approval of the auditor after the Ethereum developers started discussing the launch date of the zero-stage update last week. Justin Drake suggested that it will be released no earlier than January 3, 2021, and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin insists that its deployment begin this year. To date, nine clients using different programming languages are being tested.
Quantstamp notes that the Prysm client code is “well written and styled.” However, the company found 65 problems regarding the structure of timestamps, the generation of pseudo-random numbers, and the possibility of various attacks. According to Richard Ma, 75% of these problems have already been resolved thanks to “low-level optimizations.” Ma added that the transition of ETH and the decentralized finance ecosystem (DeFi) to Ethereum 2.0 is a very complex and important process. Therefore, when it comes to crypto assets of users, one successful audit is not enough to start the update.
Prysm recently joined the Altona test network, which Teku clients from PegaSys, Nimbus from Status and Lighthouse from Sigma Prime have already joined. Testnet allows you to perform ether staking and confirm transactions in accordance with the parameters of the zero phase of Ethereum 2.0. Prysmatic Labs co-founder Preston van Loon said Altona was the final step that would bring the launch of Ethereum 2.0 closer to the PoS algorithm. Before the launch of the Altona testnet, the first Ethereum 2.0 multi-client test network, Schlesi, as well as the Witti testnet, were launched.
We add that last month, the developer Afri Schoedon published a document stating that the Lighthouse client once again surpassed other customers in terms of technical indicators in the Witti test network. Sigma Prime co-founder Paul Hauner said Lighthouse is also undergoing an audit. Shoedon noted that Ethereum customers should not consider each other as rivals, as each client contributes to the development of the ecosystem.
