# eth2 quick update

DevFeed: [eth2 quick update](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/eth2-quick-update-16864.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2019/10/23/eth2-quick-update>)

Author: Danny Ryan

Published: 2019-10-23T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ethereum-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [Blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/blockchain.md>), [Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ietf.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>)

Tags: [blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blockchain.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [ietf](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ietf.md>), [research-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research-development.md>), [standard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/standard.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>)

## AI overview

This update reports progress on eth2, including a completed and verified deposit contract, ongoing BLS signature standardization, changes to the Phase 0 sharding design, and preparations for multi-client public testnets.

## Source excerpt

Although the internet has been more quiet than usual, we've been super busy hacking away on eth2! Between Devcon5 and keeping our heads down to work, it seems we've left the community in the dark on a couple of items. Here's a quick update to fill in the gaps....