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ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the next Ethereum hard fork upgrade "Fusaka" has been successfully deployed and finalized earlier on the Holesky testnet, marking a crucial first step towards its launch on the mainnet.The Fusaka upgrade aims to reduce the cost of operations on Ethereum, particularly benefiting institutional users and Layer 2 networks. One of the key features introduced is PeerDAS, which will help lower costs for L2 and validators by optimizing data verification methods.According to the plan, Fusaka will also undergo two more testnet runs on October 14 and October 28. After all these tests are completed, Ethereum core developers will finalize the specific date for Fusaka's launch on the mainnet.

ChainCatcher message, Tim Beiko summarized the 219th Ethereum Execution Layer Core Developers Meeting (ACDE), the main contents of this meeting are:Fusaka development network progress: Devnet 3 is expected to be completed today, the consensus layer team is fixing synchronization issues, and if all goes well, Devnet 5 will be launched;Decommissioning Holesky: Plans to decommission Holesky a few weeks after Fusaka is activated on Holesky, and a public post will be released to explain the timeline and migration guidance;Gas Limit: The goal is to reach 60 million before the Fusaka upgrade;Glamsterdam update: Future meetings will prioritize discussing client-requested PFI matters, etc.

ChainCatcher news, reported by The Block, states that Ethereum core developers plan to terminate support for the Holesky testnet in September 2025 and are preparing for its role transition and eventual deprecation.Deprecating testnets is a common practice; Ethereum developers previously discontinued Kiln, Ropsten, and Rinkeby in 2022, and stopped Goerli last year. Holesky was launched in September 2023 and is one of Ethereum's two main testnets, the other being Sepolia. It has been a key public testnet for staking, infrastructure, and protocol development.

ChainCatcher news, Galaxy's Vice President of Research Christine Kim published a summary of the 152nd Ethereum Core Developers Consensus (ACDC) call.This week, developers agreed on a new strategy for testing Pectra based on the progress of the Holesky and Sepolia upgrades; developers will continue to work on restoring Holesky to a stable state, which is expected to take about three weeks; additionally, developers will initiate a Holesky shadow fork, inheriting the exact same state and on-chain environment as the original public testnet.

ChainCatcher news, Galaxy Digital's Vice President of Research Christine Kim posted on the X platform: "Latest weekend update on the status of the Ethereum Holesky testnet: Developers held a meeting on Friday to coordinate large-scale penalties and expedite the exit of inactive validators. However, it seems that the number of active validators on the testnet is insufficient, and the developers lack confidence in advancing the plan. Therefore, they decided to give more time over the weekend for more active validators to join Holesky, and to coordinate large-scale penalty actions by Monday at the latest. If you are running a Holesky validator and have not yet attempted to bring it back online, please do so as soon as possible and delete your slashing protection database. Additionally, a reminder that during the Holesky event, another vulnerability affecting Geth and Nethermind clients was reported through the Pectra audit competition. Please note that this vulnerability is unrelated to the issue of incorrect configuration of the deposit contract address."

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum Foundation protocol support lead Tim Beiko updated on X about the issues with the Holesky testnet Pectra upgrade.Beiko stated that a large-scale slash will be executed on the Holesky testnet tonight to finalize the blocks on the correct chain, which may last for 2 to 3 weeks until the weight of the slashed validators drops below 33% of the entire network.Beiko also mentioned that the upgrade schedule for the Sepolia testnet will not change, in order to provide a longer testing period for the mainnet upgrade. Issues related to the mainnet upgrade will be discussed at next week's ACDC meeting, but it is unlikely that a specific date will be determined.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Ethereum Pectra upgrade was activated at 5:55 on the Holesky testnet, but according to blockchain data, it was initially not finalized. Finalization refers to the state where once a transaction is confirmed and added to a block, it becomes immutable and irreversible. It is currently unclear why the testnet failed to finalize. Ethereum developers are investigating.This is not the first time an upgrade has not been completed on a testnet; previously, in January 2024, when developers were testing the Dencun upgrade, the hard fork was initially not completed on the Goerli testnet.

ChainCatcher message, the Ethereum Foundation's official blog announced that the Pectra network upgrade plan will launch on the Ethereum testnet. It will go live on Holesky at epoch 115968 (Beijing time February 25, 05:55), and then on Sepolia at epoch 222464 (Beijing time March 5, 15:29).The Pectra testnet client versions are listed below. After both testnets successfully upgrade, one mainnet activation epoch will be selected. Pectra follows last year's Dencun upgrade. It introduces enhanced Ethereum accounts, improved validator experience, support for L2 scaling, and more features.

ChainCatcher news, Galaxy's Vice President of Research Christine Kim summarized the 205th Ethereum Core Developers Execution (ACDE) conference call. This week, developers expect that if the public testnet upgrade goes smoothly, Pectra will go live on the Ethereum mainnet around April 8; developers confirmed the timeline for the Ethereum public testnet upgrade, with the team scheduled to release the software activating the Pectra upgrade on Holesky and Sepolia on February 24 and March 5, respectively; developers then discussed Beiko's proposal to lock the scope of the next Ethereum upgrade, Fusaka, before Pectra goes live on the Ethereum mainnet.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, the re-staking protocol Symbiotic has launched its development network on the Ethereum Holesky testnet, with the mainnet set to be released later in the third quarter.It is reported that Symbiotic allows users to deposit assets into secure third-party protocols and is a competitor to EigenLayer.

ChainCatcher news, EigenLayer announced that it has launched the MVP rewards on the Holesky testnet, and AVS can now start integrating the rewards feature to incentivize restaking participants and node operators.In the coming weeks, a complete rewards experience will be launched on the testnet, allowing restaking holders to claim AVS rewards and discover the estimated potential rewards of AVS. Note: On the testnet, most reward tokens have no price. The MVP introduces new features for these EigenLayer users:AVS: Test reward system functionalityNode operators: Explore earning rewards from AVSRestaking delegators: Delegate stakes and claim rewards from AVS

ChainCatcher message, Optimistic Rollup L2 project Redstone has announced the migration of its testnet. The Lattice testnet and Redstone Holesky testnet will be officially deprecated in one month. The Redstone team urges users to migrate to the Garnet Holesky testnet, which has been live for several weeks, before that time.To help users check their current network, Redstone has provided the network information for the Lattice testnet and Redstone Holesky testnet.Lattice testnet:RPC Node: testnet-chain.linfra.xyzChain ID: 4242Redstone Holesky testnet:RPC Node: rpc.holesky.redstone.xyzChain ID: 17001The Redstone team emphasizes that in the future, only the Garnet Holesky testnet will be maintained and supported. The migration of the testnet aims to consolidate resources in preparation for the launch of the Redstone mainnet. Users need to promptly adjust the network configuration of their dApps to avoid being affected by the deprecation of the testnet.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, Ethereum L2 Morph has officially launched the Morph Holesky testnet. This testnet features enhanced performance and infrastructure, fully matching the functionality and performance of the upcoming mainnet, allowing for a preview of all features that the mainnet plans to offer for a seamless transition in the future. Currently, user interaction contributions on the Morph Holesky testnet will be recorded. Additionally, contracts on the Morph Sepolia testnet remain accessible, but developers are encouraged to transition to the Morph Holesky testnet.Furthermore, the Web3 asset data platform RootData shows that Morph is a completely permissionless EVM L2 that combines optimistic and zk rollup technologies, providing developers building financial, gaming, social media, and entertainment applications on its chain with user-friendly options.

ChainCatcher message, Lido official stated on X platform that after February 29, Lido will no longer support the Goerli testnet, and all future testnet activities will be moved to Holesky.

ChainCatcher news, EthHub co-founder sassal.eth announced that the Ethereum Dencun upgrade is now live on the Holesky testnet. Next up is the Ethereum mainnet, with a specific date likely to be announced within the next 24 hours.

ChainCatcher news, the Ethereum Foundation announced that Sepolia and Holesky will upgrade in the next two weeks. Dencun will be activated on Sepolia at Epoch 132608 (UTC time January 30, 22:51) and on Holesky at Epoch 29696 (UTC time February 7, 11:35). Once the testnets run the upgrade smoothly, Dencun will be deployed to the Ethereum mainnet as scheduled.

ChainCatcher news, the Ethereum Go language client Go Ethereum announced on social media that Geth v1.13.11 has been released. Sepolia will upgrade on January 31, and Holesky will upgrade on February 7.It is reported that this version fixes some bugs and enables the Cancun upgrade for the Sepolia and Holesky networks, as well as upgrading support for EIP-4844 transactions in API methods, among other things.

ChainCatcher message, Ethereum core developer Tim Beiko summarized the latest Ethereum core developer execution layer meeting (ACDE). He stated that the client teams are willing to adhere to the testnet deployment schedule. Sepolia will fork on January 30, and Holesky will fork on February 7, with a new client version expected to be released next week.