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 The completion of Ethereum's much-anticipated Dencun upgrade marks a significant milestone in the evolution of the Ethereum network. This upgrade introduces the process of Proto-Danksharding, a concept first mentioned by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin in 2019, which fundamentally alters how Ethereum stores data. Instead of retaining all data directly on the Ethereum mainnet's immutable execution layer, which is costly and computationally intensive, Dencun will implement a new, temporary met