Validators Drop Off Ethereum 2.0 Testnets as Mainnet Release Looms

Only 36% of the necessary 66% participants needed to secure the Medalla testnet have stuck around, according to beaconcha.in. “Medalla has entered a finality issue again due to user confusion around which testnet they should run.

Unfortunately, many users had abandoned Medalla for Zinken,” Prysmatic Labs team lead Preston Van Loon told CoinDesk in a message. The low testnet participation rates are mirrored by rhetoric from Eth 2.0 developers who say they are ready for Eth 2.0’s Phase 0 to begin.

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