Ethereum has now completed its second-to-last major Merge trial on the public test network Sepolia, paving the way for its transition to the dovada jocului (PoS) mecanism de consens.
While it’s been judged mostly a success, it was not incident free.
The final trial of the Merge is set to occur on the Goerli network over the next few weeks before the official Merge on the Ethereum mainnet can be given the go-ahead.
Ethereum educator Anthony Sassano, who hosted the Sepolia Merge transmitere live on YouTube on Wednesday, confirmed on Twitter that the Merge transition went through “successfully” and added that the testnet will be monitored over the next few days.
Mulțumim tuturor celor care au urmărit fluxul live de fuziune a Sepolia!!
Tranziția fuziunii Sepolia a trecut cu succes (și lanțul s-a finalizat!), așa că acum este timpul pentru monitorizare în următoarele zile.
Apoi îl unim pe Goerli...
… apoi mainnet
Vine Fuziunea
— sassal.eth (@sassal0x) Iulie 6, 2022
Terence Tsao, an Ethereum protocol developer, also said the Merge transition itself had been a success but noted around 25-30% of validators went offline after the Merge due to “wrong configs.” However, he added that “hiccups will not delay the Merge.”
Rezumat Sepolia:
– Tranziția la fuziune în sine a fost un succes
– 25-30% dintre validatori au fost offline la scurt timp după fuziune
– Validatorii offline s-au datorat unor configurații greșite
– De atunci, părțile offline și-au actualizat configurațiile, iar validatorii sunt activi(continuare)
— terence.eth (@terencechain) Iulie 6, 2022
Superphiz, a founding member of the ETHStaker Community, cautioned during the stream, however, that the actual success of the Merge won’t be known “for several hours or even until tomorrow.”
The final trial will occur on the Goerli test network. Superphiz added that the timing of the Merge will depend on the reviews of the Sepolia test.
The testnet Merges are a form of “dress rehearsal” that is essential to allow Ethereum developers and independent project developers to understand what they can expect when the actual Merge takes place.
During the livestream, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin admitted that one of the challenges facing the main network Merge will include “much more third-party infrastructure that isn’t present on the testnets.”
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„Așa că ar putea exista probleme necritice de genul care vor apărea pur și simplu în Merge pe care nu le prindem cu aceste teste […] Există o mulțime de periferice care pur și simplu nu sunt testate și asta este inevitabil și probabil în regulă.”
Meanwhile, on exchanges
Despite the news, Santiment has warned of a potential Ether (ETH) sell-off, with total ETH supply on exchanges reaching a new high of 13.8% on Monday, the highest since January 3, 2022.
#Ethereumprețul lui a revenit ușor la ~1,120 USD de ziua de naștere a Americii. Aceasta a spus, $ ETH continuă să revină rapid la burse și este aproape de a atinge maximele din 2022. Există un risc mai mare de vânzări în timp ce monedele cresc pe portofelele de schimb. https://t.co/kJFZNCXV54 pic.twitter.com/JcmrHp80VK
- Santiment (@santimentfeed) Iulie 4, 2022
As of Thursday, the percentage has declined slightly with around 13.25% of the total ETH supply sitting on exchanges.
The price of Ether is currently at $1,186 at the time of writing.
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/sepolia-testnet-merge-mostly-successful-hiccups-will-not-delay-the-merge