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Ethereum Developers Successfully Relaunch Holesky Testnet

Holesky testnet's successful relaunch marks a significant milestone for Ethereum's ecosystem, enhancing validator capacity and simulating crucial updates.
Published on 2023-09-29

Successful Relaunch of Holesky Testnet

Ethereum developers have effectively relaunched the Holesky testnet following an initial failure due to network misconfigurations. The relaunch on September 28 marked a seamless operation without the previous issues, showcasing steady block production from prominent entities like Google Cloud, Lighthouse, and Teku.

Key Component in Ethereum's Ecosystem

Holesky is established as a crucial component within Ethereum’s testnet ecosystem. It plays a pivotal role in simulating essential updates, such as proto-danksharding, aimed at reducing transaction costs and testing decentralized applications (dapps). This initiative also addresses the limited test Ethereum (ETH) supply on the Goerli testnet by onboarding twice the number of validators compared to Ethereum’s mainnet.

Enhanced Validator Capacity

Since The Merge, Ethereum has seen significant growth in validators, surpassing 500,000 in January 2023. Holesky significantly boosts this capacity, currently supporting 1.4 million active validators. Additionally, the testnet's genesis ETH supply is set at 1.6 billion to support extensive developer activity.

Impact of The Merge

Holesky's arrival shortly follows the anniversary of The Merge, Ethereum's transformative upgrade from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS). This transition introduced crucial changes, including reduced ETH emissions aimed at achieving a deflationary supply and transitioning from miners to validators.

Future Roadmap and Community Concerns

The Merge is a part of Ethereum’s roadmap, including future milestones such as The Surge, The Scourge, The Verge, The Purge, and The Splurge. Developers are also focused on addressing community concerns, including issues related to unchecked staking, through upcoming upgrades like Dencun.

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