Citrea has launched its public testnet, creating a solution to allow Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) developers to access Bitcoin’s blockspace. The team believes this is testnet marks a significant step toward using Bitcoin as a settlement layer for decentralized applications (apps). Citrea Launches Testnet to Bring Decentralized Finance to Bitcoin Citrea‘s testnet is live on…
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The layer two (L2) project Stacks has officially released its public Nakamoto Testnet, offering a refined testing ground for developers and signers ahead of the mainnet launch. Stacks Introduces Nakamoto Testnet for Comprehensive Pre-Mainnet Testing In a significant step forward for the Stacks ecosystem, the Nakamoto Testnet has been introduced, providing a formal and public…
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Ethereum developers have relaunched the Holesky test network after a previous attempt earlier this month failed. On Thursday, Ethereum devs relaunched Holesky in what appeared to be a successful process in the early hours of the livestream. A developer commented on the initial success recorded so far while another joked that there will not be…
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Holešky testnet had a 1.6 billion ETH supply at launch, making it potentially more accessible than the older Goerli network. Ethereum developers launched a new testnet on Sept. 15. Called “Holešky,” the network is expected to be used for staking, infrastructure and protocol development, according to its developer documents. Sepolia will remain the dominant network…
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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 as big as its mainnet. At press…
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Ethereum developers plan to roll out a new testnet named Holesky, intending to bring 1.6 billion Holesky testnet ether to the network. The core devs of Ethereum highlighted that 1.4 million validators were evaluated for Holesky, with the aim of enhancing the blockchain’s comprehensive development. Ethereum’s Holesky Set to Replace Goerli Testnet in 2023 As…
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Zetachain, a project that seeks to build one chain to interoperate with all other blockchains, announced it raised $27 million in a Series A funding round. Blockchain.com, Human Capital, Vy Capital, Sky9 Capital, and Jane Street Capital, among others, participated in the funding round. Zetachain will use the funds to launch its solution on mainnet…
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ConsenSys will release its zkEVM rollup to its public testnet on March 28, paving the way for an eventual mainnet integration later in 2023. ConsenSys has announced the upcoming release of its zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) rollup to a public testnet on March 28, allowing for stress testing of the layer-2 scaling technology. ConsenSys’…
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One Ethereum bull hopes the launch will help onboard a host of other crypto companies and financial institutions onto Ethereum. The Ethereum community appears to have taken a bullish view of Coinbase’s newly announced layer-2 network, Base, which has been described as a “massive confidence vote” and a “watershed moment” for the blockchain network. Secured…
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Ethereum core developers plan to activate the “Shapella” transition through the Zhejiang public testnet on Feb. 7, 2023, according to Tim Beiko of the Ethereum Foundation. If successful, Beiko said the Sepolia testnet could follow two days later, followed by the Goerli testnet. He noted that the testnet has a faucet, block explorer, and staking…
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