PEEPanEIP#133 : EIP-2537 : Precompile for BLS12-381 curve operations with Alex Stokes

Ethereum Cat Herders Podcast

EIP-2537 is a proposal to adds operation on BLS12-381 curve as a precompile in a set necessary to efficiently perform operations such as BLS signature verification.
Resources: -----------------
EIP - https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-2537
Discussion - https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/eip2537-bls12-precompile-discussion-thread/4187
What is EIP-2537? https://youtu.be/65DPRr8wvOM What changed in EIP-2537 from ep3 to ep133 - https://youtube.com/shorts/K7BM6QqRBis?feature=share
Other Resources: https://youtu.be/GriLSj37RdI https://youtu.be/SfDC_qUZaos https://youtu.be/CcL9RJBljUs https://youtu.be/-xY1EEzcp0s https://youtu.be/KdhHJa2SEwY
Check out upcoming EIPs in Peep an EIP series at https://github.com/ethereum-cat-herders/PM/projects/2
PEEPanEIP - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4cwHXAawZxqu0PKKyMzG_3BJV_xZTi1F
Follow at Twitter: --------------------------
Alex Stokes - https://twitter.com/ralexstokes
Pooja Ranjan - https://twitter.com/poojaranjan19
Topics covered: -------------------------
00:23 - About EIP - 2537
01:34 - About Alex Stokes
02:19 - Alex's Introduction
04:44 - Presentation
04:54 - History of EIP - 2537
06:30 - What EIP - 2537 do?
11:21 - What EIP-2537 brings?
13:05 - Who need this EIP?
17:05 - What is Done?
18:36 - What's new since then?
23:03 - Presentation End
24:27 - Q&A
24:36 - What is Alex thought on Major Changes to the Specification? & Why Trade-offs of security vs Expensive changes necessary and how that improve this proposal?
26:55 - What challenges faced by Alex during inclusion in the Ethereum Network Upgrade? & What changes between 2020 to 2024 it being included in Pectra Upgrade?
31:15 - What are the real-life use cases of EIP - 2537?
35:54 - Is EIP- 2537 & EIP - 7212 are related in anyways?
36:49 - Is Proposal 2537 replace or get addition to existing curve?
38:02 - Alex talked about Gas cost consideration and how they address.
41:03 - Are BLS-12 GTADD, BLS-12 GTMUL already include in 2537 or planning to include in future?
44:54 - Alex feedback on PEEPanEIP Series
46:05 - Alex final thought