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As the proposed date for the ethereum shanghai update is approaching, the developers created a test environment called a "shadow fork," according to a jan. 23 tweet threads by the developer marius van der wijden. As Ethereum Shanghai's proposed update date approaches, The developers created a test environment called a "shadow fork," according to a Jan. 23 tweet yarn by Go-Ethereum developer Marius Van Der Wijden.
The new testnet seems to have been created to test the requirements for Ether stakeout removals (), that are currently turned off but must be turned on in the update.
Withdrawal-Mainnet-Shadow-Fork-1 is in the process of finalization. Configuration is properly enforced and all nodes agree. We will start some evil nodes,.
— MariusVanDerWijden (@vdWijden) January 23, 2023
The name of the testnet is “Withdrawal-Mainnet-Shadow-Fork-1.” According to Web3 node provider Alchemy, a “shadow fork” is a fork of the mainnet that is intended to be used only for testing purposes.
The testnet name is "Withdrawal-Mainnet-Shadow-Fork-1." As per node provider Web3 Alchemy, a "shadow fork" is a primary network fork intended for use solely for testing purposes. So far, the network is working well.
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This is apparently done to see if the update can prevent malicious attacks or if other modifications should be made before it is implemented on the main network. Related: METAMASK provides lido and rocket pool liquid staking solutionsThe launch of this testnet comes after devs have expressed a growing urgency to make ether staking removals a reality. 6, they held a meeting during which they agreed to exclude the proposed EVM Object Format (EOF) from the Shanghai upgrade. 6, they held a meeting where they agreed to remove the proposed evm object format (eof) from the Shanghai update. On January 6th, they met and agreed to exclude the proposed EVM object format (EOF) from the Shanghai upgrade.
Over 14.5 million ETH (over $23 billion worth at the time this is being written) has been deposited into the Ethereum staking contract and cannot currently be withdrawn, according to a December report by Nansen. In November, Ethereum devs came under harsh criticism for allegedly moving the goalpost in regards to enabling withdrawals.
The Shanghai upgrade is currently scheduled to be implemented sometime in March.
