Title: The_State_of_Ethereum_2_0___report_from_Kyokan_and
Category: Magicians

Author: tvanepps
Date: 2019-02-05T19:34:24.568Z

This is a repost from a few days ago, a report summarising a series of interviews with ETH 2.0 implementation teams. There is a ton of great info in there, here are the high level takeaways:


Implementation Teams are Committed, But Funding Is A Concern


The Spec Continues To Churn, But It’s Getting Better


Implementation Teams Do Not Push Back Against Researchers


The Definition Of Done Varies From Team To Team


What Comes After Ethereum 2.0 Is Unclear For Implementers


There Is No Ethereum 2.0 Lead


Ethereum 2.0&rsquo;s Narrative Is Controlled By People Outside The R&amp;D Process


OPEN QUESTIONS:


What Does The Community Expect?


Were Implementers Consulted When Designing The Rollout?


Would Making Danny Ryan Official &ldquo;Ethereum 2.0 Lead&rdquo; Help?


RECOMMENDATIONS


Include &ldquo;Product Context&rdquo; In Public-Facing Media


Provide Clear Avenues For Continued Funding


Rigorously Define And Enforce A Formal Standards Process


CONCLUSION:
Kyokan, with funding from Moloch and others, is positioned to provide support for the ETH 2.0 effort in the following ways:


Prepare reports and analysis, like this one, to inform the community of ETH 2.0 progress


Evaluate the internal processes of the ETH 2.0 R&amp;D effort


Help develop organizational structure as needed


Assist in coordinating standards across teams


Help plan the development roadmap


Provide launch coordination and prepare clients for production release


Help with developer recruitment


Moloch is positioned to provide support for the ETH 2.0 effort as follows:


Provide additional funding for ETH 2.0 teams


Funding key hires to provide cross-team support


Funding open-source tools (e.g. testing) to help 2.0 development


Definitely read the full thing and share your thoughts! @ameensol @lrettig @djrtwo @mikerah @paulhauner @boris @vbuterin

Author: lrettig
Date: 2019-02-06T13:48:02.219Z

Cross-linking the Reddit thread here.
This is a really valuable report and a much-needed (quasi-) third party look at eth2. I definitely agree with several of the assessments:

we need much more sustainable long-term funding
embracing existing standards processes is probably a good idea - we discussed this quite a bit as part of the eth1x discussions with some folks at ConsenSys that have experience developing standards
the core team doesn’t have control of the public narrative and hasn’t really made much effort to do so - although this indictment is valid of Ethereum in general, not just eth2
the eth2 roadmap is developing well, but it will take longer than many realize for eth2 to reach a state where it’s usable from the perspective of most developers and users. According to Justin it’s 2021 - and that may be a best case scenario. Lots of the details from phase 2 onwards are still very hazy.

One of my takeaways is that, while we should do everything we can to continue to support eth2 research and development, in parallel we should be reinvesting in today’s network (“eth1x”) for a few reasons:

as an insurance policy in case eth2 is further delayed or things go wrong
as a source of ideas, innovation, and experience that can flow into and benefit eth2
to reduce time pressure on the eth2 roadmap
to increase the value of the eth brand and increase value flowing into the ecosystem, which benefits eth2 as well
to explore moonshot ideas that could be promising, such as (one random example) anchoring polkadot’s substrate in eth base-layer security
to improve governance and project management

I explored a few more ideas in this thread.