Taiko Reveals Post-Mainnet Optimizations and Future Roadmap

Following
its
mainnet
launch,
Taiko
has
announced
significant
optimizations
and
future
enhancements
to
its
rollup
protocol,
according
to

taiko.mirror.xyz.
The
team
has
successfully
reduced
L1
gas
costs
by
over
30%
while
maintaining
contract
upgradability,
marking
a
major
milestone
in
their
development
efforts.

Enhancing
L2
EIP-1559

Taiko’s
current
implementation
of
EIP-1559
has
faced
challenges
due
to
incorrect
configuration,
leading
to
overselling
of
L2
block
space
and
a
base
fee
often
reaching
the
minimum
of
0
wei.
To
address
this,
Taiko
plans
to
conduct
thorough
data
analysis
and
adjust
fee
settings
over
time.
Additionally,
incorporating
the
L1
base
fee
into
L2
base
fee
calculations
is
under
consideration,
although
it
presents
challenges
due
to
required
protocol
changes.

Transaction
Preconfirmation

In
collaboration
with
industry
experts,
Taiko
is
working
on
transaction
preconfirmation
to
provide
users
with
sub-second
confirmation
of
their
transaction’s
execution
status.
This
improvement
will
allow
block
proposers
to
operate
more
efficiently,
proposing
blocks
only
when
necessary
rather
than
at
fixed
intervals,
leading
to
better
utilization
of
blob
space.

Cancun
EVM
Support

Taiko
plans
to
upgrade
its
mainnet
to
support
new
opcodes
introduced
in
the
Cancun
version
of
the
Ethereum
Virtual
Machine
(EVM),
excluding
EIP-4844.
Staying
current
with
EVM
releases
is
crucial
for
maintaining
compatibility
with
Ethereum’s
evolving
ecosystem.

Enabling
Contract
Use
of
Calldata
as
DA

Taiko’s
BCR
protocol
currently
only
supports
EOAs
as
proposers
when
using
calldata
for
data
availability.
With
recent
protocol
upgrades
unifying
proposers
and
provers
into
one
role,
Taiko
aims
to
enable
contracts
to
use
calldata
for
L3
blocks,
as
blobs
are
not
available
on
L2s.

Enhancing
Min-Tier
Selection

To
address
a
design
flaw
identified
during
audits,
Taiko
plans
to
improve
the
randomness
of
min-tier
selection,
which
determines
the
percentage
of
blocks
proven
by
different
tiers.
This
improvement
will
depend
on
its
impact
on
client
and
prover
software
changes.

The
Ontake
Fork

The
upcoming
Ontake
release
will
incorporate
several
of
the
outlined
features
and
improvements.
Testing
is
planned
to
begin
on
the
Hekla
testnet
before
October,
with
a
mainnet
upgrade
aimed
for
Q4
of
this
year.
Taiko’s
roadmap
for
Ontake
is
ambitious
and
carefully
structured,
reflecting
their
commitment
to
pushing
the
boundaries
of
scalability,
efficiency,
and
user
experience
in
the
blockchain
space.

As
Taiko
continues
to
evolve
its
protocol,
the
team
appreciates
the
ongoing
support
from
the
community
and
looks
forward
to
sharing
more
updates
on
these
exciting
developments.

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