The process of phasing out Ethereum’s Ropsten and Rinkeby test networks (testnets) starts Wednesday when blockchain explorer Etherscan shuts down its infrastructure support for them. This means ...

Ethereum layer-2 rollups stand to benefit significantly from the systematic Dencun upgrade, which hit the Goerli testnet in January 2024. The Ethereum ecosystem is edging closer to significantly lower ...

"Two years after its ETHDenver inception, dozens of testing calls and devnets later, protodanksharding is finally going live on mainnet," the Ethereum Foundation said in its post. Stakers will be ...

The latest testnet follows the problematic launch of two previous testnets, Holesky and Sepolia. If successful, without any issues, the Pectra upgrade can be activated on the Ethereum mainnet as early ...

Ethereum developers launched a new test network, Hoodi, on Monday that will be used to carry out the blockchain's upcoming 'Pectra' upgrade. Pectra will go live on Hoodi on March 26, and if all goes ...

The Ethereum Foundation introduced a short-lived testnet called Mekong to allow developers to experiment with future upgrades before they reach the Ethereum mainnet. On Nov. 7, the Ethereum Foundation ...

The crypto sector is rife with liquidations and layoffs, but Ethereum developers continue to chip away toward the Merge – the blockchain network’s upcoming shift to a new, more energy-efficient ...

Ethereum runs testnets for developers to test new software before launching it on Ethereum’s main network, or mainnet. Test networks are essentially copies of the Ethereum mainnet, and they allow ...