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The second testnet ahead of the Ethereum 2.0 network upgrade, called Spadina, will be launched in the coming months, according to a report by Decrypt.
A “Rehearsal” Testnet
As per a blog post by Ethereum Foundation developer Danny Ryan, the launch of the second equal testnet, called Spadina, which will exist close by the as of now dynamic Medalla testnet.
But run a subsequent one? As per Ryan, the group would not like to upset designers who are presently testing on the Medalla testnet, yet give it a sort of refreshed variant of the testnet that permits designers to try out certain particular components.
The Spadina testnet—which has a mainnet-like setup—will possibly keep going for three days when it goes live in the not so distant future, with specific accentuation on stores and beginning.
Those two angles are associated. Before the new signal chain can dispatch its first (i.e., beginning) block, at any rate 16,384 validators more likely than not marked more than 524,000 ETH between them.
The Spadina testnet will allow everybody to experience the upcoming mainnet before it is launched with its genesis block. As such, there will be a second “dress rehearsal” for testing out that network, as Ryan noted, for everybody before the mainnet launch.
Ryan stated:
“We realize that both the engineers and the community could use one more public testnet launch before mainnet to run through the motions. At the same time, we want to avoid disrupting Medalla’s momentum.”
He added that if all works out in a good way, it should give the Foundation more peace before they “jump into the real deal.” Ryan also said that the testnet may stay live past the arranged three-day cycle, yet that help won’t be given past that time span.
Altona and ETH 2.0 Security Bounty
As BTCManager reported in June, Ethereum developer Danny Ryan said the multi-client testnet of v0.12 Altona was expected to launch before July.
The testnet was later launched and is entirely controlled by the constituent client teams, such as Lighthouse, Nimbus, Prysm, and Teku, Afri (an Ethereum developer), and team members of the Ethereum Foundation.
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is not taking any chances when it comes to the much-awaited ETH 2.0 launch. The protocol has been delayed numerous times (it remains on track for a 2020 launch for now), and the broader Ethereum community has discussed the fundamental implications that will follow the launch.
As BTCManager reported, the Foundation announced bounties of up to $5,000 for the so-called public “attack networks” for Ethereum 2.0 are based on existing stable clients.