# The great renaming: what happened to Eth2?

DevFeed: [The great renaming: what happened to Eth2?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-great-renaming-what-happened-to-eth2-16999.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2022/01/24/the-great-eth2-renaming>)

Author: Digital Studio

Published: 2022-01-24T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>), [Protocol (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/protocol.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>)

Tags: [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [ethereum-org](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum-org.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protocol.md>), [scale](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scale.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains Ethereum's shift away from the Eth1 and Eth2 terminology. It introduces execution layer and consensus layer as the preferred terms, while stating that the roadmap for scaling Ethereum in a decentralized way remains unchanged.

## Source excerpt

Ethereum is a protocol undergoing significant changes. Client teams are upgrading the protocol to scale to meet global demand while improving security and decentralization. Beyond protocol development, a critical shift in Ethereum has been the movement away from 'Eth1' and 'Eth2' terminology. As of late 2021, core developers stopped using the...