For all those “wen ETH 2.0” types, your dream is closer to reality now thanks to the Kintsugi Testnet officially launching yesterday.  Covered: Kintsugi Testnet Officially Live What This Means For Ethereum and ETH 2.0 Kintsugi Testnet Officially Live Ethereum developer Tim Beiko announced yesterday that the Kintsugi, ETH 2.0’s public Testnet, is officially live. […] The post Kintsugi Testnet Is Live; When Can We Expect ETH 2.0? appeared first on CryptosRus.

Kintsugi Testnet Is Live; When Can We Expect ETH 2.0?

For all those “wen ETH 2.0” types, your dream is closer to reality now thanks to the Kintsugi Testnet officially launching yesterday. 

Covered:

  • Kintsugi Testnet Officially Live
  • What This Means For Ethereum and ETH 2.0

Kintsugi Testnet Officially Live

Ethereum developer Tim Beiko announced yesterday that the Kintsugi, ETH 2.0’s public Testnet, is officially live. “We recommend most projects begin testing and prototyping on Kintsugi to surface any potential issues soon. This way, changes can more easily be incorporated in future client and specification versions,” Beiko mention via Ethereum’s blog.

Beiko added, “Once feedback has been incorporated into the client sofware and the specifications, a final series of testnets will be launched.” There is no timeline for when the final series of testiest will be launched, but the current timeline for ETH 2.0 is sometime in 2022.

The Kintsugi Testnet is named after the Japanese art of piecing together broken pottery with gold. Metaphorically, it’s supposed to help people deal with the stress of fixing problems. The Testnet also shares a name with a Death Cab For Cutie album. 

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What This Means For Ethereum And ETH 2.0

This is a big step for the much ballyhooed, and even more delayed, ETH 2.0. Ethereum is still by far the biggest smart contract protocol, however, it’s been ceding ground to competitors of late in some crucial areas.

Most recently, longtime competitor Tezos snagged a deal with Ubisoft for NFT video game integration. Tezos was chosen for its eco-friendly proof-of-stake chain. Chains like Ethereum that are still on proof-of-work are even harder sells to the public.

The smoother the Testnets go, the better for Ethereum. Though, it’s not the end all be all for the protocol. Polygon, for example, is working toward becoming the go to scaling solution for Ethereum, same with Arbitrum.

Until ETH 2.0 is ready, you can follow the progress ETH 2.0 is showing toward its Mainnet.

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