Everything You Need To Know About Ethereum's Biggest Upgrade

GM builders.

Things may be looking different, and that's because we're excited to bring you a new and improved weekly experience.

Be sure to check out the upcoming Web3SF workshops & panels later this month in San Francisco!

ICYMI, we also announced our latest product ➡️ Release. Peak the full details below & we'll see you on the other side.

THE MERGE | Everything You Need To Know

In September, one of the most significant on-chain events in history will permanently change the future of web3.

The Ethereum network will upgrade from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake.

Sweet. What's the TLDR?

Quicker transactions, reduced energy usage, and one large step towards scalability.

Ok, cool. How is this relevant to devs? 

The Merge was designed to minimally impact the developer ecosystem. That said, there will be minor changes to:

• Block structure

• Slot/block timing

• Opcode changes

• Sources of on-chain randomness

• Concepts of safe head and finalized blocks

Check out the full thread here for more details including the difference between Proof of Work and Proof of Stake, misconceptions like 'lower gas fees' and why you should be wary of offers that feel 'too good to be true' around the time of the Merge.

ICYMI

Yesterday we debuted our latest product innovation: Release, an on-chain smart contract registry. Make your custom contracts shareable, discoverable, and deployable by anyone.

Creating a Release generates a shareable landing page for your contract, with:

• A one-click deploy flow

• Contract details

• Releaser profile

• Versioning

• Functions, events, & source-code

Previously, smart contract development was fragmented and disorganized - thirdweb Release solves this and brings further engineering excellence to web3. Dive into the full announcement and our blog post.

UPCOMING IRL + URL

Web3SF Mini Series — Join us for a series of web3 talks and workshops in Fort Mason, San Francisco. #FTB (for the builders)

• Day 1: Speakers & Panels

• Day 2: Workshops

Makeswift x thirdweb | How to Build An NFT Landing Page w/ A Minting Component | 8/23 at 4pm EST / 1pm PST

Lightnift x thirdweb | What Drives the Valuation of NFTs? | 8/25 at 3pm EST / 12pm PST

Weekly Office Hours | With Devin & Samina from the thirdweb team | 8/22 at 12pm EST / 9am PST

Ship fast and break things. WAGMI!