{"id":6445,"date":"2024-12-23T00:51:34","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T23:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/?p=6445"},"modified":"2024-12-23T00:51:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T23:51:34","slug":"ethereum-foundation-insights-the-journey-of-no-34","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/23\/ethereum-foundation-insights-the-journey-of-no-34\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum Foundation Insights: The Journey of No. 34"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">tl;dr<!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"css-1onhfjo\">\n<li class=\"css-cvpopp\">Kiln\ud83e\uddf1\ud83d\udd25 is operational, <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-ug8vf0\" href=\"https:\/\/kiln.themerge.dev\/\">explore it<!-- --><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"css-cvpopp\">#TestingTheMerge is progressing vigorously. Contribute, get involved!<!-- --><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"chakra-heading css-1w54o5f\" id=\"kiln-is-up-check-it-out\">Kiln\ud83e\uddf1\ud83d\udd25 is operational, explore it<!-- --><\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">A week prior, the Kiln\ud83e\uddf1\ud83d\udd25 testnet successfully transitioned through the Merge to transform from a PoW testnet into a fully operational PoS testnet.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">If you operate validators on Mainnet, <!-- --><strong><em class=\"chakra-text css-0\">now is the moment to evaluate your post-merge configurations<!-- --><\/em><\/strong>. Dive into the <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-ug8vf0\" href=\"https:\/\/kiln.themerge.dev\/\">Kiln homepage<!-- --><\/a> and explore.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Seriously. It&#8217;s time.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"chakra-heading css-1w54o5f\" id=\"testingthemerge-is-in-full-swing-get-involved\">#TestingTheMerge is progressing vigorously. Contribute!<!-- --><\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">The transition from PoW to PoS on Kiln encountered some challenges. An encoding glitch led to Prysm <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-ug8vf0\" href=\"https:\/\/hackmd.io\/@prysmaticlabs\/HyZqgTA-c\">generating invalid blocks<!-- --><\/a>, while various execution clients faced other sync-related issues during the transformation.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Although clients are now fully featured and approaching production readiness, minor software imperfections are still emerging here and there. While these are not core specification and research issues, this reinforces something we&#8217;ve asserted for quite some time &#8212; security and testing will play a crucial role in determining the ultimate Merge release schedule.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">In this regard, client teams, security analysts, and testers are intensifying testing efforts across the board for the next 4+ weeks in preparation for enhancing the public testnets. These initiatives encompass <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-ug8vf0\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ethereum\/hive\/\">hive<!-- --><\/a> testing, <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-ug8vf0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kurtosistech.com\/\">Kurtosis<!-- --><\/a> testnet developments, <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-ug8vf0\" href=\"https:\/\/antithesis.com\/\">Antithesis<!-- --><\/a> guided network fuzzing, shadow-forking Goerli and Mainnet, manual code assessments, fuzzing throughout the stack, enhancing consensus evaluations, and more!<!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Regarding fuzzing, we want to extend a huge thank you to <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-ug8vf0\" href=\"https:\/\/blockdaemon.com\/\">Blockdaemon<!-- --><\/a> for providing the Merge testing initiative with $900k in IBM Cloud credits! Fuzzing revolves around allocating more resources to the challenge than your opponent, so with these credits, we&#8217;re confident in our ability to uncover all existing bugs. Thank you \ud83d\ude4f<!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"chakra-heading css-145upk7\" id=\"get-involved\">Participate!<!-- --><\/h3>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">The #TestingTheMerge initiative is in full swing. Whether you\u2019re running a validator on Kiln, testing your developer process, crafting a tutorial, enhancing documentation, or devising a new unique fuzzer, every\ud83d\udc4fsingle\ud83d\udc4fcontribution\ud83d\udc4fmatters\ud83d\udc4f!<!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">This is the most significant blockchain upgrade ever. No doubt about it. Thus, do your part to ensure its success &#8212; join us in the <!-- --><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-ug8vf0\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/qGpsxSA\">Eth R&amp;D Discord<!-- --><\/a> in the Merge #testing channel \ud83d\ude80<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/en\/2022\/03\/23\/finalized-no-34\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>tl;dr Kiln\ud83e\uddf1\ud83d\udd25 is operational, explore it #TestingTheMerge is progressing vigorously. Contribute, get involved! Kiln\ud83e\uddf1\ud83d\udd25 is operational, explore it A week prior, the Kiln\ud83e\uddf1\ud83d\udd25 testnet successfully transitioned through the Merge to transform from a PoW testnet into a fully operational PoS testnet. 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