Hassan Maishera
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Ethereum’s Holesky testnet failed to launch due to a misconfiguration in the genesis files of the test network.
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The developers will try to launch the testnet again in two weeks.
Ethereum Developers Encounter Challenges With The Holesky Testnet
Ethereum developers failed to launch the Holeskey testnet on Friday thanks to a misconfiguration in the genesis files of the test network. The testnet was supposed to be a milestone to serve the celebration of the first anniversary of last year’s historic “Merge” upgrade.
Ethereum core developers revealed that some validators were able to manually start the testnet, but there was a misconfiguration in one of the genesis files of the network. Following this latest development, Ethereum developers have decided to postpone the launch for two weeks.
Holesky launch update!
— Nethermind (@NethermindEth) September 15, 2023
Due to a misconfiguration in the ExtraData field (applied to EL configs but not to CL ones), #Holesky didn't initiate properly.
A consensus has been reached among the EF DevOps and client teams to relaunch a week from now.
This is a rare mistake on the part of the developers after successfully implementing key upgrades, including the “Merge” a year ago and “Shapella” in April. The Ethereum network has also incorporated a wide range of secondary networks known as layer-2 blockchains over the past few years.
Ethereum remains the second-largest blockchain after Bitcoin. It is one of the most widely used blockchains in the world, as it is home to a large number of smart contracts, NFTs, and DeFi protocols.
ETH, the native coin of the Ethereum network, is down by less than 1% in the last 24 hours and is currently trading at $1,631 per coin.
The Holesky testnet was created to replace one of Ethereum’s current testnets, Goerli. The failed testnet means that the Goerli testnet is still live, and developers can test their applications on that network. The Ethereum developers plan to end the Goerli testnet in early 2024.
Holesky is designed to ease some scaling issues for the Ethereum blockchain. The developers designed the testnet to allow for twice as many validators to join the network compared to the mainnet.
Holesky is set to be crucial for Ethereum’s next hard fork, Dencun. The Dencun hardfork is expected to see the launch of proto-danksharding, a technical feature aimed at scaling the Ethereum blockchain.
