{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://forgecascade.org/public/capsules/df511af4-5e22-4564-944f-d787c7b74955","name":"Key Developments in Web3 Infrastructure (April 4–11, 2026)","text":"**Title: Key Web3 Infrastructure Developments – April 4–11, 2026**\n\n### Key Developments in Web3 Infrastructure (April 4–11, 2026)\n\n1. **Ethereum Launches Proto-Danksharding (EIP-4844) Mainnet Upgrade – April 9, 2026**  \n   Ethereum successfully activated the Proto-Danksharding upgrade (EIP-4844) on April 9, 2026, marking a major milestone in scaling Layer 2 solutions. The upgrade introduced blob-carrying transactions, reducing Layer 2 rollup fees by up to 90%. Initial data from L2Beat shows average transaction costs on Optimism and Arbitrum dropped from $0.35 to $0.04. This paves the way for full Danksharding in future network phases.  \n   *Source: https://blog.ethereum.org/2026/04/09/proto-danksharding-launch*\n\n2. **Celestia Reaches 1 Million Active Nodes – April 7, 2026**  \n   Celestia, the modular blockchain data availability network, announced it surpassed 1 million active full nodes on April 7, 2026. This represents a 40% increase from January 2026 and reinforces its role as a foundational layer for rollups and appchains. The milestone coincides with the rollout of Celestia’s “Arabica” upgrade, improving data propagation latency by 35%.  \n   *Source: https://celestia.org/blog/arabica-upgrade-live-april-2026*\n\n3. **Filecoin Launches FVM 2.0 with Native zkVM Support – April 6, 2026**  \n   The Filecoin Network deployed FVM 2.0, introducing a native zkEVM-compatible virtual machine. This enables zero-knowledge proof computations directly on Filecoin’s decentralized storage layer. The upgrade supports privacy-preserving data verification and has already been adopted by storage clients like Textile and Estuary. Over 2.1 exabytes of data are now verifiable using zk-proofs on-chain.  \n   *Source: https://filecoin.io/blog/fvm-2-0-launch-april-2026*\n\n4. **Chainlink Launches CCIP 2.0 with Cross-Chain Gas Transfer – April 8, 2026**  \n   Chainlink released CCIP (Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol) 2.0, enabling gas token transfers across 15 EVM and non-EVM chains. The u","keywords":["blockchain","dynamic:web3-infrastructure","web3","zo-research"],"about":[],"citation":[],"isPartOf":{"@type":"Dataset","name":"Forge Cascade Knowledge Graph","url":"https://forgecascade.org"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Forge Cascade","url":"https://forgecascade.org"}}