Details have emerged that only the Goerli and Sepolia testnets would continue to operate once the highly anticipated Ethereum Merge is completed.
Potrivit unui blog by the Ethereum Foundation, the Kiln, Rinkeby, and Ropsten testnets would be deprecated because there is a need to focus resources on maintenance of the two testnets that will keep operating.
However, developers would still have time to plan their migration before completely shutting down.
Timeline for the shutdowns
Per the blog post, Kiln would be the first Ethereum testnet to be shut down. The testnet was developed to provide a post-merge testing environment, and it would be the first to be shut down once the transition to a proof-of-stake network is completed.
The next testnet that would be shut down is Rinkeby. The testnet is scheduled to be off in the last quarter of this year.
Ropsten would remain available between the second and third quarters of this year. However, it would be disabled one year after Sepolia testnet successfully transitions to proof-of-stake.
Further details regarding the development indicated that once the upgrade is completed on the blockchain, the role of maintaining and running the two testnets would be under the sole purview of client developers.
While Goerli will be merged with the Prater Beacon Chain testnet, its chain will remain open for those willing to run a testnet validator; a new Beacon chain will be introduced to transition Sepolia to the proof-of-stake network.
Vitalik Buterin expresses worry over centralization concerns
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin in a recent interviu with Fortune has expressed concerns over the probleme de centralizare posed by the staking services provided by Lido Finance la rețea.
Lido currently accounts for one-third of all staked Ethereum.
El a spus,
„Sunt cu siguranță îngrijorat. Cred că este una dintre problemele mai mari la care ne gândim atunci când încercăm să ne dăm seama cum să schimbăm dovada mizei pe termen lung. Dar, de asemenea, cred că este important să nu catastrofăm excesiv problema, pentru că asta fac mulți oameni.”
Source: https://cryptoslate.com/ethereum-to-shutdown-3-testnets-after-merge/