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Ethereum Foundation's Parithosh Jayanthi, helping to host a livestream as developers of the blockchain launched the new "Holesky" test network. (EthStaker/YouTube)

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Ethereum Developers Appear Successful in Second Attempt at Holesky Test Network Launch

The original planned launch date of Holesky, on Sept. 15, was supposed to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Ethereum’s historic “Merge” transition. But things didn't go so smoothly. Now developers are trying again.

Ethereum Foundation's Parithosh Jayanthi, helping to host a livestream as developers of the blockchain launched the new "Holesky" test network. (EthStaker/YouTube)

By Margaux Nijkerk

Sep 28, 2023 at 12:05 p.m. UTC

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Ethereum's latest ambition, to launch a new test network, quickly deflated. (Pixabay)

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Ethereum’s Holesky Testnet Fails to Launch, in Rare Tech Misstep for the Blockchain

Developers of the Ethereum blockchain say there was a misconfiguration in the genesis files of the test network, and now they plan to try again in about two weeks.

Ethereum's latest ambition, to launch a new test network, quickly deflated. (Pixabay)

By Margaux Nijkerk

Sep 17, 2023 at 8:26 p.m. UTC

Sep 17, 2023

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The Prague train station after which Ethereum's new Holesky network is named. (Wikipedia)

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Ethereum Blockchain Launches 'Holesky' Test Network, on First Anniversary of Historic 'Merge'

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.

The Prague train station after which Ethereum's new Holesky network is named. (Wikipedia)

By Margaux Nijkerk

Sep 15, 2023 at 2:02 p.m. UTC

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The Protocol: The CFTC Is Cracking Down on Crypto

The move marks a contrast to its previously 'lenient' image compared to the SEC.

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Sep 13, 2023 at 5:01 p.m. UTC

Sep 13, 2023

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Hello Holesky, Ethereum’s Newest Testnet

The new network comes after years of growth for Ethereum’s developer community and will replace the Goerli testnet.

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By Margaux Nijkerk

Sep 13, 2023 at 3:21 p.m. UTC

Sep 13, 2023

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Immutable, Web3 Gaming Platform, Launches zkEVM Testnet in Bid to Diversify Infrastructure

The ZK rollup is built using Polygon scaling technology, designed to make it easier for developers to spin up new application-specific blockchains.

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By Margaux Nijkerk

Aug 14, 2023 at 11:00 p.m. UTC

Aug 14, 2023

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Shiba Inu Testnet Blockchain 'Puppynet' Crosses 20M Transactions

A large whale added more than $10 million worth of SHIB tokens on Tuesday, data shows.

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By Shaurya Malwa

Jun 13, 2023 at 8:06 a.m. UTC

Jun 13, 2023

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Shiba Inu's Testnet 'Puppynet' Sees Rising Activity Ahead of Shibarium Mainnet

More than 700,000 transactions have been conducted on the test network so far, although that isn’t extremely large relative to the hype.

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By Shaurya Malwa

Mar 31, 2023 at 9:02 a.m. UTC

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ConsenSys Launches zkEVM Public Testnet, Renames It ‘Linea’

The release comes in the days after competitors, Polygon and Matter Labs, came out with their own zkEVMs.

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By Margaux Nijkerk

Mar 28, 2023 at 2:10 p.m. UTC

Mar 28, 2023

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Staked ETH Withdrawals Being Processed on Ethereum Goerli Testnet Ahead of Shanghai Fork

Ethereum developers still need to set a date for the Shanghai hard fork to go live on the mainnet blockchain.

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By Margaux Nijkerk

Mar 14, 2023 at 10:58 p.m. UTC

Mar 14, 2023

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