Ethereum Core developers have announced the launch of EIP-7732, the official specification for Enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation (ePBS). EIP-7732 is an upgrade to the consensus-only layer that will perform a separation of validation from consensus validation, embedding the PBS directly into Ethereum's consensus layer. PBS refers to the separation of block proponents and builders. EIP-7732 includes modifications to beacon chains, fork selection rules, P2P communication, and allows validators ...