Since getting back from the Amphora merge workshop, consumer groups have been arduous at work implementing the most recent variations of merge specs and testing them on devnets.
After 4 ephemeral devnets, Kintsugi 🍵, a longer-lived public testnet, is now stay!
Though consumer improvement and UX proceed to be refined, we encourage the group to begin utilizing Kintsugi to familiarize themselves with Ethereum in a post-merge context. For software builders, as beforehand defined, not a lot will change. Tooling which solely interacts with both the consensus or execution layer can also be largely unaffected. Infrastructure which will depend on each layers is most probably to wish to adapt to assist The Merge.
We advocate most tasks start testing and prototyping on Kintsugi to floor any potential points quickly. This manner, adjustments can extra simply be integrated in future consumer and specification variations.
Utilizing Kintsugi
Try the Kintsugi touchdown web page for details about interacting with the Kintsugi community. You will discover community settings, a faucet, a block explorer and a JSON-RPC endpoint, together with documentation up to date to replicate supported consensus <> execution layer consumer combos.
As a reminder, post-merge, a full Ethereum consumer is comprised of each a Beacon / Consensus node and an Execution engine (dealt with by an present “Eth1” consumer). Each layers keep impartial API endpoints and peer connections to deal with their respective position. For a full overview of Ethereum’s post-merge structure, see this submit.
Assist & Suggestions
The EthStaker group is offered to offer Kintsugi assist. You probably have questions, encounter errors or want clarifications, they’re comfortable to offer help within the #testingthemerge🐼 channel of their Discord server.
With the launch of Kintsugi, we hope the group will get concerned #TestingTheMerge. Examine ou this checklist of check situations for concepts on the right way to convey your testing to the subsequent stage.
Should you establish bugs or points with the specification, the perfect place to boost these is within the #merge-general channel of the Ethereum R&D Discord server. Should you’d somewhat not use Discord, different venues to boost such points are the specification repositories (consensus, execution, APIs), and Ethereum Magicians ✨.
Subsequent Steps
The Kintsugi testnet offers the group a possibility to experiment with post-merge Ethereum and start to establish any points. As soon as suggestions has been integrated into the consumer sofware and the specs, a ultimate collection of testnets can be launched. In parallel, testing efforts will proceed ramping up.
After this, present long-lived testnets will run by The Merge. As soon as these have upgraded and are secure, subsequent up is Ethereum mainnet’s transition to proof of stake 🎊.
For these desirous to observe the progress at a extra granular stage, a mainnet readiness guidelines is publicly obtainable and often up to date.
See you on Kintsugi 🍵!