bal-devnet-2
liveAnnouncements
- bal-devnet-2 targets to launch 04 Feb 2026. ([launched 2026-Feb-06 02:29:50 PM UTC](https://github.com/ethpandaops/bal-devnets/blob/master/network-configs/devnet-2/metadata/config.yaml#L27-L28))
- EL clients: please add flags to enable/disable BAL optimizations batch/parallel io and parallel execution.
Resources
Dora Explorer
Beacon-chain block & epoch explorer
Execution RPC
JSON-RPC endpoint
Faucet
Request test ETH
Checkpoint Sync
Beacon checkpoint-sync endpoint
Forky
Fork-choice visualizer
Forkmon
Fork monitor across clients
Assertoor
Automated testing dashboard
Hosted by ethpandaops at <service>.bal-devnet-2.ethpandaops.io — available while the devnet is live.
EIPs in scope5
| EIP | Title | Layer | Status | In devnet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIP-7708 | ETH transfers emit a log Standards Track · Core — ETH Transfers Emitted as Logs | EL | Review | updated |
| EIP-7778 | Block Gas Accounting without Refunds Standards Track · Core — Block Gas Accounting Fix | EL | Review | new |
| EIP-7843 | SLOTNUM opcode Standards Track · Core — Get Current Slot Number | EL | Draft | new |
| EIP-7928 | Block-Level Access Lists Standards Track · Core — Block Access Lists | EL | Review | updated |
| EIP-8024 | Backward compatible SWAPN, DUPN, EXCHANGE Standards Track · Core — Easier Stack Access | EL | Review | updated |
Execution layer client support
| Feature | Geth | Besu | Reth | Nethermind | Erigon | Nimbus-EL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7928 (BAL) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 7708 (ETH Logs) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 7778 (Gas Refunds) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| 7843 (SLOTNUM) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| 8024 (SWAPN/DUPN) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
Scraped from ethpandaops 2026-07-08 · re-checked every 12 hours.