Ethereum 2.0: New Messaging Protocols Being Developed, Hobbits, an Interim Solution

The codebase for Ethereum 2.0, a major upcoming upgrade to the Ethereum blockchain network that is aimed at improving the platform’s scalability and usability, is reportedly half complete. At present, many of the updates included in the Ethereum 2.0 codebase have not yet been finalized as developers are still conducting testing and research on several aspects of the planned upgrades. On April 23rd, 2019, Ethereum’s developers released new code for Ethereum 2.0, which aims to facilitate communication between the blockchain network’s nodes. Referred to as Hobbits, the communication protocol was created through a collaborative efforts.