Ah, dear Ethereum developers, in their infinite wisdom, have decided to bid adieu to the grandest of all testnets, our beloved Holesky! Behold! A new star emerges on the blockchain horizon, christened Hoodi, which is destined to replace our ailing giant.
In an epistolary revelation on this fine day of March 19, the illustrious Ethereum Foundation has announced the impending demise of Holesky, a testnet previously crippled by the highly publicized Pectra upgrade. It seems that putting the cart before the horse has resulted in quite the kerfuffle, wouldn’t you say?
Once upon a time in the land of Ethereum, February ushered in a cascade of technical failures as the fateful Pectra upgrade reared its ugly head. Oh, how the mighty Holesky faltered! Rendered utterly useless for weeks, the once proud validator set lay in ruins, a cautionary tale for all who dare to dream of seamless upgrades.
Our diligent engineers, the valiant knights of the EF roundtable, attempted to mend the gaping wounds of Holesky in March. But alas! The testnet remained as clogged as a Parisian sewer after a festival. A similar calamity struck the lesser-known Sepolia, a test environment that barely managed to escape through a hotfix. One must wonder, do these developers have a new trick up their sleeves, or are we merely spectators in this digital tragedy?
While the lamented Holesky has finally shuffled off its mortal coil, its validators linger like ghosts from a long-past soirée, taking a full year to disappear. Stakers can now amuse themselves by testing deposits and consorting with all the delightful Pectra features, but the exit queue is as slow as a snail on a lazy Sunday, thwarting any hopes of a timely test of the validator lifecycle.
(As dictated by the judicious EF blog post.)
Looking ahead – grasp your florid quills, dear artisans of code! The mighty Hoodi shall rise to replace Holesky, as heralded by the tireless EF DevOps engineer Paritosh Jayanthi and core coordinator Tim Beiko. Mark your calendars, for on March 26, a grand festivity of testing shall commence on Hoodi! If the stars align, the illustrious Pectra might grace Ethereum’s main chain by April 25, a day for rejoicing or, dare I say, further calamity!
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2025-03-19 20:22