Protocol
❗ This is a mandatory release for Base Mainnet node operators. It includes the following protocol upgrade activation:
- Ecotone activates on Mainnet at Thu Mar 14 00:00:01 UTC 2024
✨ The Ecotone upgrade brings 4844 and Cancun extensions to the L2.
Config changes
- For Ecotone, op-node needs to connect to an L1 beacon client to be able to fetch blobs. You must specify the endpoint with the
--l1.beaconflag (orOP_NODE_L1_BEACONenv var). - If you are using a Lighthouse CL client, you must update to at least the v4.6.0 finalized release.
OP Stack Changeset
- op-node
- op-geth