Since getting back from the Amphora merge workshop, consumer groups have been laborious at work implementing the newest variations of merge specs and testing them on devnets.
After 4 ephemeral devnets, Kintsugi 🍵, a longer-lived public testnet, is now reside!
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 utility builders, as beforehand defined, not a lot will change. Tooling which solely interacts with both the consensus or execution layer can be largely unaffected. Infrastructure which depends upon each layers is most probably to want to adapt to help The Merge.
We suggest most tasks start testing and prototyping on Kintsugi to floor any potential points quickly. This manner, modifications can extra simply be included 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 preserve impartial API endpoints and peer connections to deal with their respective position. For a full overview of Ethereum’s post-merge structure, see this put up.
Help & Suggestions
The EthStaker group is accessible to supply Kintsugi help. You probably have questions, encounter errors or want clarifications, they’re pleased to supply 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 listing of take a look at eventualities for concepts on easy methods to carry your testing to the subsequent degree.
If you happen to determine bugs or points with the specification, the most effective place to lift these is within the #merge-general channel of the Ethereum R&D Discord server. If you happen to’d somewhat not use Discord, different venues to lift such points are the specification repositories (consensus, execution, APIs), and Ethereum Magicians ✨.
Subsequent Steps
The Kintsugi testnet supplies the group a possibility to experiment with post-merge Ethereum and start to determine any points. As soon as suggestions has been included into the consumer sofware and the specs, a closing collection of testnets shall be launched. In parallel, testing efforts will proceed ramping up.
After this, present long-lived testnets will run via The Merge. As soon as these have upgraded and are secure, subsequent up is Ethereum mainnet’s transition to proof of stake 🎊.
For these wanting to observe the progress at a extra granular degree, a mainnet readiness guidelines is publicly obtainable and usually up to date.
See you on Kintsugi 🍵!
