# Ethereum Development Roundup: Metropolis Progress and Side-Project Updates

DevFeed: [Ethereum Development Roundup: Metropolis Progress and Side-Project Updates](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/roundup-round-iii-16807.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2017/05/24/roundup-round-iii>)

Author: Vitalik Buterin

Published: 2017-05-24T17:04:21Z

Content type: news

Language: en

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

Topics: [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>), [Metropolis](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/metropolis.md>), [Blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/blockchain.md>), [C++](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/c-plus-plus.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [Ethereum Name Service (ENS)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ens.md>), [Whisper](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/whisper.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Remote Procedure Call (RPC)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rpc.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blockchain.md>), [c-plus-plus](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c-plus-plus.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [metropolis](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/metropolis.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [research-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research-development.md>), [rpc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rpc.md>), [whisper](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/whisper.md>)

## AI overview

This roundup reports progress on Ethereum's Metropolis roadmap, including implemented EIPs, client testing, and the lack of a finalized release date. It also covers blockchain activity, ENS auctions, Whisper API work, and Swarm improvements.

## Source excerpt

Over the last month and a half we saw vigorous ongoing research and development on all sides of the Ethereum roadmap, and progress is rapidly starting to translate into real results that can be run and verified inside of an Ethereum client. On Metropolis: Agendas for core dev...