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Cryptocurrency Ecosystem => Ethereum Forum => Ethereum News & Updates => Topic started by: Tamsialu$$ on September 10, 2022, 06:57:06 PM

Title: Ethereum Successfully Deploys Final Network Test Before Merge
Post by: Tamsialu$$ on September 10, 2022, 06:57:06 PM
The network’s 13th and final shadow fork executed today with no apparent issues, say Ethereum core devsIn the frenzied build-up to Ethereum’s much-anticipated merge, the network’s developers have deployed test after test to make sure everything goes smoothly when the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization transitions to proof of stake sometime next week.

Ethereum today successfully completed what its developers say is the absolute final dress rehearsal for the historic and massive upgrade, which is likely to occur between September 13 and 15.

The Ethereum mainnet’s 13th shadow fork went live earlier today, apparently without a hitch. Shadow forks are focused trial runs of aspects of the merge, which test for potential issues and simulate the act of shifting the Ethereum mainnet’s underlying mechanism from the current, proof-of-work mining model to proof of stake, which will end the practice of mining on the network.more (https://decrypt.co/109405/ethereum-final-merge-network-test-shadow-fork)