v1.8.2 - 2026-02-09
This is non-urgent but recommended patch release of Charon v1.8.1. This patch removes an unnecessary dependency on MEV-registration for proposals in slot 0 of an epoch, to improve proposal performance for large clusters using certain relays. Feedback is welcome and appreciated, please use github issues or discord if you have trouble with this release.
Read the rest of the release notes for more:
Full Changelog: v1.8.1..v1.8.2
Features
- Asynchronous builder registration #4271
Compatibility Matrix
This release of Charon is backwards compatible with Charon >= v1.0., though only v1.7. and newer are Fulu-ready.
The below matrix details a combination of beacon node (consensus layer) + validator clients and their corresponding versions the DV Labs team have tested with this Charon release. More validator and consensus client will be added to this list as they are supported in our automated testing framework.
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- ✅: All duties succeed in testing
- 🟡: All duties succeed in testing, except non-penalised aggregation duties
- 🟠: Duties may fail for this combination
- 🔴: One or more duties fails consistently
| Validator 👉 Consensus 👇 | Teku v25.12.0 ❗ | Lighthouse v8.0.1 | Lodestar v1.38.0 | Nimbus v25.11.1 | Prysm v7.1.0 | Vouch 1.12.0 ❗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teku v25.12.0 ❗ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🟡 |
| Lighthouse v8.0.1 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🟡 |
| Lodestar v1.38.0 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🟡 |
| Nimbus v25.11.1 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🟡 |
| Prysm v7.1.0 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🟡 |
| Grandine v2.0.1 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | 🟡 |