Crust Network Announces Launch of EthDA Testnet

Crust Network has announced the official launch of the EthDA Testnet. EthDA enhances Data Availability (DA) for Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) solutions. It also reduces costs and congestion using EIP-4844. This new testnet is set to significantly improve the efficiency and scalability of Ethereum’s ecosystem.

🎉We're thrilled to announce the official launch of the EthDA Testnet!
EthDA enhances #DataAvailability (DA) for Ethereum L2s, reducing costs and congestion with EIP-4844.
Dive in and explore seamless DA solutions⬇️ pic.twitter.com/M8DjhJ4kJc

— Crust Network (@CrustNetwork) June 28, 2024

EthDA Tackles High Gas Prices and Congestion on Ethereum L1

EthDA aims at developing a strong DA network for the fostering of Layer 2 solutions on the Ethereum platform. In response to high gas prices and the risk of congestion on Ethereum L1, EthDA employs zk-rollup and Blob-based DA interfaces to provide an Ethereum solution for high gas costs. It optimizes scalability and cost, as well as security, making EthDA a valuable addition to the Ethereum network.

Several factors catalyzed the conception of EthDA. Ethereum has adopted a roll-up focused approach, solutions such as roll-ups rely extensively on Ethereum for DA. As these L2 solutions emerge, there is a requirement for various and large DA solutions. There are various DA solutions currently in the works, such as Ethereum data shards and blob transactions based on danksharding (EIP-4844 proto-danksharding). Also, there are other independent Alt-DA solutions in the works such as Celestia, EigenDA, Avail and many more.

EthDA’s New Testnet Promises Better Solutions for Polygon Builders and Users

The expansion of the L2 ecosystem and its versatility resulted in the demands for bigger scaled DA solutions. This demand includes validiums, optimiums, volition, L3s, application-specific chains, and generalized roll-ups. EthDA intends to fulfill this need and take advantage of the huge potential in the area of Data Availability.

The Crust team includes prominent blockchain specialists and decentralized storage solution developers, and the team has substantial experience in creating highly available, secure, and efficient platforms. They have extensive expertise in Ethereum and zk-rollup technologies, which are essential for designing data availability solutions on Ethereum.

EthDA launched its Devnet in March. However, the good news is that after a period of training and development of three months, the EthDA Testnet is launched officially. EthDA is also planned to be fully compatible with Polygon’s CDK framework. It will add more value to all the Polygon builders and users. This integration will ensure all CDK chains become more scalable and providing a better solution for the Polygon CDK and L2 ecosystem.