Ethereum Successfully Tests Shanghai Hard Fork on Sepolia Testnet
Ethereum has successfully tested the Shanghai hard fork on the Sepolia testnet, bringing this upgrade closer to its mainnet deployment scheduled for the end of March.
Ethereum Successfully Tests Shanghai Hard Fork on Sepolia Testnet
According to a tweet from developer terence.eth, the Sepolia testnet has successfully deployed the Shanghai upgrade, also known as Shapella. However, the developer noted some issues with outdated client versions.
Sepolia testnet has successfully upgraded to Shapella! 🌃
— terence (@terencechain) February 28, 2023
Some of the Prsym validators are offline due to the old geth version. They will come online in the next 10 mins!
Next stop: Goerli pic.twitter.com/pb43Gq7w9C
"Some Prysm validators failed to sync with the network due to using an old version of Geth. They should be back online within the next 10 minutes. The network's next step will be to testnet Goerli."
The Ethereum Foundation clarified that the name “Shapella” is a combination of “Shanghai” (the Execution layer upgrade) and “Cappella” (the Consensus layer upgrade).
Ethereum Foundation's Explanation of the Upgrade's Name
The key feature of this hard fork is the support for validators to withdraw ETH from the Beacon Chain. Readers can learn more about other changes in this upgrade in the linked article below.
Read more: Ethereum Adds 8 Proposals for Shanghai Upgrade
The next step for Ethereum developers will be to test Shanghai on the Goerli testnet, expected to take place in March. The Core Devs community will review the results before setting a final mainnet launch date for this crucial upgrade, with the goal set for the end of March.
