eth2 quick update no. 13
Finalmente dopo anni di lavoro il 4 agosto parte la Testnet Pubblica Ufficiale di Ethereum 2.0
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Medalla testnet
Following the excellent stability of Altona and based on conversations with eth2 client teams, Medalla – the next multi-client testnet – will have a MIN_GENESIS_TIME of 1596546000 (or for those of you that don’t think in unix time – August 4th, 2020, 1pm UTC)!
“Questo è un grande passo avanti da Altona, nel senso che Medalla è un testnet costruito e gestito dalla comunità. Le testnet multi-client precedenti a Medalla erano considerate “devnets”, gestite principalmente da team di clienti e membri dell’EF (vedere la sezione Altona del mio ultimo post per una spiegazione più completa), ma con il lancio di questa rete, la stabilità e la salute della catena sarà quasi interamente nelle mani della comunità (le tue mani ✋🤞🤟!).”
This is a major step up from Altona in the sense that Medalla is a testnet built for and maintained by the community. The multi-client testnets prior to Medalla were considered “devnets”, run primarily by client teams and members of the EF (see the Altona section of my last post for a more complete explanation), but with the launch of this network, the stability and health of the chain will be almost entirely in the community’s hands (your hands ✋🤞🤟!).
Note that MIN_GENESIS_TIME is the earliest the chain can start, but the chain won’t start until the minimum validator count has also been reached.
“Per rimanere fedele alle specifiche della mainnet, Medalla inizierà con non meno di 16.384 validatori (524.288 ETH). Nel caso in cui i depositi minimi (16.384 di essi) non vengano raggiunti entro le 13:00 UTC del 2 agosto (48 ore prima della genesi minima), la catena inizierà dopo MIN_GENESIS_TIME. Questo va bene.”
In order to stay faithful to the mainnet spec, Medalla will start with no fewer than 16,384 validators (524,288 ETH). In the event that minimum deposits (16,384 of them) are not met by 1pm UTC on August 2nd (48 hours prior to min genesis), the chain will start later than MIN_GENESIS_TIME. This is okay.
In sum, genesis will happen 48 hours after both conditions are met. We’ll all be on our toes, watching deposits, and when the genesis time is known, we will make a bunch of noise about it 🎉
“Rilasceremo anche una versione del validatore “Launchpad” per Medalla, un’interfaccia educativa per i validatori per effettuare depositi. Maggiori dettagli su questo sono imminenti”
We’ll also be releasing a version of the validator “Launchpad” for Medalla – an educational interface for validators to make deposits. More details on this are imminent
We’ll have no fewer than four clients fully running at genesis – lighthouse, nimbus, prysm, and teku. As usual, we strongly encourage client diversity to add strength and resilience to the network (see discussion of eth2’s many clients). Please don’t hesitate to check out client docs, mess with compilation and configuration, and drop by their discord servers to ask questions 🙂
In addition to the four clients listed above, I fully expect lodestar to be on net in some capacity at the start, and we might even have another surprise client join the mix.
Another exciting announcement: Medalla will have special POAPs for those who participate in the launch! Stay tuned for more details 🏅
