Lead ETH Developer Announces Final Details for the Last Dress Rehearsal
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Goerli/Prater Merge Detail Revealed
Ethereum's upcoming Proof-of-Stake (PoS) testnet transition will be on the Goerli testnet. Its associated Beacon Chain, known as Prater, will be merged with the testnet between August 6 and 12 in an upgrade called Paris.
For that to happen, a prior upgrade called Bellatrix must go through to prepare Prater for its Merge with Goerl, scheduled for August 4.
Per the announcement blog shared by Beiko, only one more testnet remains following several devnets, shadow forks, and Merges on deprecated testnets.
The report further added that node operators need to update both their consensus layer and execution layer clients in tandem, rather than just one of the two, unlike previous upgrades. Meanwhile, holders and stakers don’t need to take any action from their sides as it only affects node operators and testnet participants.
As per previous announcements, this is set to occur on September 19, but there is no guarantee if there are any issues with the Goerli testing phase. At the time of writing, 13.1 million ETH has been staked on the Beacon Chain, representing 10.7% of the total supply, which is currently worth around $21.5 billion.