Tony Kim
22 Jul 2024 17:56
Taiko has significantly reduced L1 gas costs and has revealed future improvements after mainnet launch, including EIP-1559 improvements and transaction pre-confirmation.
According to taiko.mirror.xyz, Taiko has announced significant optimizations and future improvements to the rollup protocol after the mainnet launch. The team has successfully reduced L1 gas costs by more than 30% while maintaining the possibility of contract upgrades, which is a significant milestone in their development efforts.
L2 EIP-1559 Enhancement
Taiko’s current implementation of EIP-1559 has been facing issues due to misconfiguration, which has resulted in overselling of L2 block space and base fees often reaching a minimum of 0 wei. To address this, Taiko is conducting thorough data analysis and plans to adjust fee settings over time. Incorporating L1 base fees into L2 base fee calculations is also under consideration, but this is problematic due to the protocol changes required.
Pre-confirmation of transaction
Taiko is working with industry experts to provide users with transaction pre-confirmation, which allows them to check the status of transaction execution in less than a second. This improvement allows block proposers to utilize blob space more efficiently by proposing blocks only when necessary, rather than at fixed intervals.
Cancun EVM Support
Taiko plans to upgrade its mainnet to support new instructions introduced in the Cancun version of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), excluding EIP-4844. Keeping the EVM release up to date is essential to maintaining compatibility with the evolving ecosystem of Ethereum.
Calldata can be used as a contract with DA
Taiko’s BCR protocol currently only supports EOA as proposer when using call data for data availability. With the recent protocol upgrade merging proposer and prover into one role, Taiko wants to enable contracts to use call data in L3 blocks, since blobs cannot be used in L2.
Minimum Tier Selection Enhancement
To address the design flaws discovered during the audit, Taiko plans to improve the randomness of the minimum layer selection that determines the percentage of blocks that are proven in different layers. This improvement will vary depending on the impact on the client and validation software changes.
Ontake fork
The upcoming Ontake release will incorporate many of the features and improvements described. Testing is scheduled to begin on the Hekla testnet before October, with the mainnet upgrade scheduled for Q4 this year. Taiko’s roadmap for Ontake is ambitious and carefully constructed, reflecting its commitment to pushing the boundaries of scalability, efficiency, and user experience in the blockchain space.
As Taiko continues to evolve its protocol, the team thanks the community for their continued support and looks forward to sharing more updates on these exciting developments.
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