- The merger will take place soon! This post explains how and when the upgrade will take place, as well as which client versions are compatible with it.
- Kiln, an Ethereum fusion testnet launched in early 2022, will be shutting down during the week of September 12, 2022.
- Ropsten and Rinkeby are also obsolete and are expected to disappear in Q4 2022 and Q3 2023 respectively.
- Users and developers should migrate to Goerli and Sepolia, which will continue to be maintained and upgraded to reflect changes to the Ethereum mainnet in the near future.
As previously announcedThe Kiln, Ropsten and Rinkeby test networks are now obsolete and will be closed in the coming months.
Kiln, which was launched to test Ethereum post-merge before existing testnets merged, will be shut down during the week of September 12, 2022. While anyone can run a node on the network, starter nodes and validators run by client and test teams, as well as infrastructure providers, will be disabled at this point. This follows the timeline set out in the deprecation announcement linked above.
Ropsten and Rinkeby are also considered obsolete, with a closure date set for Q4 2022 and Q2 2023 respectively. While the networks will remain active until that date, infrastructure providers may gradually restrict or remove access to these networks over a shorter period of time.
Users and developers should migrate to Goerli and/or Sepolia, both of which are expected to be maintained and upgraded in line with Ethereum mainnet changes in the near future.
Expect further announcements on this blog before the Ropsten and Rinkeby closures.
Farewell Kiln, you lived up to your name 🔥🧱
Header photo by Karl Hedin.
