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    11-Sep-2022 09:15 AM


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    Ethereum ready for The Merge as last shadow fork completes successfully

    Ethereum ETH developers confirmed the successful completion of the prerequisites shadow forks required for the highly anticipated blockchain upgrade The Merge.

    Shadow forks help developers stress test synchronization assumptions to ensure network safety during permanent upgrades In light of The Merge Ethereum developers implemented the first shadow fork on Apr 11 2022.

    Nearly six months in Ethereum research and engineering company Nethermind confirmed that the transition in MainnetShadowfork13 the last shadow fork was successful signaling the readiness of the network for migrating to a proofofstake PoS consensus mechanism.

    The testnet allowed Ethereum developers to practice running nodes deploying contracts and testing the infrastructure among other functionalities As a result shadow forks allow developers to gauge the implications of network upgrades before they happen.

    As part of the upgrade the community needs to update their Ethereum clients and run the combination of an execution layer and consensus layer.

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    Source:- cointelegraph.com