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Ethereum to Close Its Largest Testnet, Holesky, After Fusaka Upgrade
2.9.2025
Fusaka is set to make Ethereum rollups cheaper and faster by spreading out the “data storage work” more evenly across validators
Ethereum to shut down its biggest testnet Holesky after Fusaka fork
2.9.2025
Ethereum’s largest testnet, Holešky, will be sunset in the coming weeks after two years of rigorously testing Ethereum’s most important network upgrades
The Protocol: Ethereum’s Final Pectra Test Goes Live
26.3.2025
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The Protocol: Meet Hoodi, Ethereum’s New Testnet
19.3.2025
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Ethereum to Sunset ‘Holesky’ Testnet in September
19.3.2025
The deprecation plan comes after Holesky fell offline due to a faulty test of Ethereum’s upcoming Pectra update
Hello, Hoodi: Ethereum Welcomes a New Testnet
17.3.2025
Ethereum's 'Pectra' upgrade will be tested on Hooli following buggy attempts on other testnets, Holesky and Sepolia
Ethereum Rolls Out Holesky Testnet to Mark the Merge Anniversary
15.9.2023
The Ethereum blockchain has launched a new test network, Holeskey as it marks the first anniversary of the much anticipated Merge.
Holesky aims to help developers simulate massive scaling before projects hit the mainnet. Holesky is now the largest testnet on the Ethereum blockchain as it is twice...
Ethereum Blockchain Launches 'Holesky' Test Network, on First Anniversary of Historic 'Merge'
15.9.2023
The debut of the testing system – designed to be twice as big as the main network so developers can simulate massive scaling, comes a year after Ethereum completed its historic "Merge" shift to a "proof-of-stake" model from the original "proof-of-work" setup that Bitcoin uses
Flashbots Makes Privacy-Enhanced Block Builder Open Source on Ethereum Testnet Sepolia
3.3.2023
Research shared by the team details that block builders will be able to build blocks without accessing private data of user’s transactions
Ethereum Testnet Sepolia successfully replicate Shanghai upgrade
28.2.2023
Sepolia, Ethereum’s second test network, successfully launched the withdrawal functionality of staked Ether (ETH) today. As a result, Ethereum comes closer to the anticipated Shanghai upgrade. This upgrade was triggered at 4:04 UTC and completed at 4:17 UTC. The upcoming Shanghai upgrade will make...
Ethereum testnet successfully forks in Shanghai upgrade rehearsal
28.2.2023
As Ethereum's Shanghai upgrade approaches next month, one of the network's testnets has successfully upgraded, simulating the slated hard fork
Second Ethereum Testnet Successfully Simulates Shanghai Hard Fork
28.2.2023
The Sepolia testnet was able to successfully process staked ETH withdrawals. There is one more test on the Goerli testnet that is planned before Shanghai goes live
Aave Launches Stablecoin GHO on Ethereum Goerli Testnet with Open Source Codebase and Audits
9.2.2023
Aave Companies, the firm behind the decentralized finance (defi) project Aave, has announced the launch of a stablecoin called GHO on the Ethereum testnet network Goerli. The codebase is available on Github and has undergone audits by Open Zeppelin, Sigmaprime and ABDK. Aave Invites Programmers...
Aave Deploys Native Stablecoin GHO on Ethereum Testnet
9.2.2023
Aave’s GHO is set to join a fierce competition as rival DeFi protocols also issue or are moving to release their own protocol-native stablecoins
Ethereum Testnet Processes First ETH Staking Withdrawals
7.2.2023
The upgrade on the Zhejiang testnet was the first of three dress rehearsals for Ethereum's much anticipated Shanghai hard fork
Sepolia Is the First Ethereum Testnet to Get a Post-Merge Upgrade
22.8.2022
Upgrades to Ethereum test networks – even small ones – are important steps in ensuring that the new proof-of-stake protocol runs smoothly
Ethereum Merge on track as Goerli test merge successfully finalized
11.8.2022
With the Goerli merge going successfully, there is growing confidence that there will be no further delays to the Ethereum Merger set for mid-September
Ethereum testnet Beacon Chain launched and ready for trial merge
21.6.2022
The Sepolia testnet is the next in line after Ropsten to undergo a merge trial run since its Beacon Chain is now live and ready to give developers valuable information leading up to the real thing
Ropsten Ethereum testnet ready for Merge ‘first dress rehearsal’
31.5.2022
The Merge on Ethereum is closer than ever as the Ropsten testnet is set to execute its own Merge to give developers a look at what to expect for the real thing
'Huge testing milestone' for Ethereum: Ropsten testnet Merge set for June 8
19.5.2022
“Merging Ropsten is a huge testing milestone towards Ethereum's mainnet merge later this year,” said Preston Van Loon, an Ethereum core developer at Prysmatic Labs