- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 The Merge
- 4.2.1 Architecture
- 4.2.2 Engine API
- 4.2.3 Optimistic Sync
- 4.2.4 The Transition
- 4.3 Withdrawals
- 4.4 Data Availability Sampling
- 4.4.1 Proto-Danksharding
- 4.4.2 Full Danksharding
- 4.5 Distributed Validator Technology
- 4.5.1 Multi-party Compute
- 4.5.2 Consensus
- 4.6 Light Clients
- 4.6.1 Syncing
- 4.6.2 Protocol
- 4.7 Active Research Topics
- 4.7.1 Proofs of Custody
- 4.7.2 Builder / proposer split
- 4.7.3 Consensus changes
- 4.7.4 Single slot finality
- 4.7.5 Verkle trees
- 4.7.6 Statelessness
- 4.7.7 Single Secret Leader Election
- 4.7.8 Verifiable Delay Function
- 4.7.9 Post-quantum crypto
- 4.7.10 S[NT]ARK-friendly state transitions