Ethereum successfully transitions Ropsten Testnet from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake. As mainnet merge approaches in August, testnet successes are promising news to investors and developers. Ropsten ...

In preparation for the much-anticipated Ethereum transition from proof-of-work into Proof-of-Stake (PoS), dubbed the merge, developers have successfully activated PoS on the Ropsten test network.

Ethereum test network Ropsten has forked into two separate chains following the activation of system-wide upgrade Istanbul. “It appears there are two different chains mining the Ropsten test network.

The Ethereum Foundation said in a Wednesday blog post that the blockchain’s Ropsten test network (testnet) has begun to wind down, with a full shutdown anticipated for sometime between Dec. 15-31. The ...

In this week’s episode, CoinDesk’s Christine Kim and Consensys’ Ben Edgington discuss the activation of EIP 1559 on Ethereum’s test network Ropsten and two potential protocol-level changes impacting ...