Ethereum’s Ropsten testnet successfully launched its proof-of-stake (PoS) beacon chain on May 30 as the highly anticipated merge of the network draws nearer.
Ethereum developer Tim Beiko announced the development on Twitter, describing it as the first dress rehearsal of the main event. According to available information, the beacon chain will merge with Ropsten testnet on 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
Ropsten testnet is Ethereum’s only proof-of-work testnet and is considered one of the best replications of the network’s mainnet. They share many similarities, including the rampant gas fee fluctuations.
Given the similarities, a successful merge of the Ropsten testnet and its beacon chain would be a good indication of what would happen with the mainnet transition.
According to another Ethereum developer Preston Van Loon, the success of the Ropsten testnet merge would be a massive milestone for Ethereum.
Ropsten testnet is getting merged on June 8!
Merging Ropsten is a huge testing milestone towards Ethereum’s mainnet merge later this year. 🎉 https://t.co/X7eLIMA72g
— prestonvanloon.eth (@preston_vanloon) May 18, 2022
Validators have produced several blocks on the testnet since the launch of the beacon chain. Data on the beacon chain scanner shows that the testnet is currently on its 160th epoch, and the participation rate is also very high.
In more recent epochs, the average voting participation has increased from 70% to around 89%.
Ropsten testnet merge is dependent on two conditions
Beiko said there are two conditions before the Ropsten testnet can merge with its beacon…
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