Ethereum developers will test blockchain transition to PoS

These are the final steps before the complete transition to Ethereum 2.0

01.06.2022 - 07:30

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What’s new? The Ethereum team will conduct a blockchain merge on the Proof-of-Work (PoW) and Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus algorithms of the Ropsten test network. This was announced on Twitter by developer Tim Beiko. He added that the release of the “Merge” upgrade, after which Ethereum will switch to PoS, is expected around June 8.

📣 Ropsten Merge Announcement 📣Ethereum's longest lived PoW testnet is moving to Proof of Stake! A new beacon chain has been launched today, and The Merge is expected around June 8th on the network. Node Operators: this is the first dress rehearsal💃https://t.co/0fDHObLOmn— Tim Beiko | timbeiko.eth 🐼 (@TimBeiko) May 30, 2022

What else did the developers say? The Ethereum Foundation blog notes that other testnets, such as Rinkeby and Kovan, will be able to be supported and upgraded by the community, but will no longer be controlled by app developers.

What is Ethereum 2.0? It is a major upgrade of the network, preparations for which began back in December 2020. The main goal of Ethereum 2.0 is to change the consensus algorithm from PoW to PoS. Read more about the upgrade and how miners will be able to earn in the new environment in this GetBlock Magazine article.

What happened before? On May 20, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said that the blockchain’s merge from the Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus algorithm to Proof-of-Stake (PoS) will take place in August 2022. He also added that if there are risks, the Ethereum 2.0 release could be pushed back to September or October of the same year.

In December 2021, the Kintsugi testnet was launched. According to Tim Beiko, after all the test results were taken into account in the software and specifications, the final part of testing would begin, which would consist of several testnets. In March 2022, Ethereum launched its final testnet, Kiln. It is the last public network before moving to PoS.

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