Mekong Testnet Announcement

7 months ago

After scoping the Pectra fork, a palmy interop lawsuit and 4 devnets, we're present launching the archetypal short-lived Pectra testnet: Mekong!

The Mekong testnet includes each the EIPs projected for the upcoming Pectra fork connected Ethereum. These changes see UX changes via EIP-7702, Staking changes via EIP-7251, changes to the deposits and exit mechanisms via EIP-6110/ EIP-7002 and more. An exhaustive database of the EIPs arsenic good arsenic specifications implemented tin beryllium recovered here.

Mekong is meant to beryllium a playground for wallet developers to experimentation with UX changes and for stakers to summation assurance successful the upcoming changes. The testnet volition beryllium short-lived and is diagnostic implicit with each the intended EIPs for Pectra. We whitethorn spot immoderate insignificant spec changes oregon smaller EIPs, but the features included present volition marque it into existing nationalist testnets and yet Ethereum mainnet.

Getting started

To get started with utilizing Mekong, delight sojourn the network's landing page. There, you tin adhd the web to your browser wallet, presumption artifact explorers, petition funds from the faucet, and link to a JSON RPC endpoint.

There are immoderate UX-specific EIPs successful this upgrade and we are truly excited to spot however wallets volition marque usage of them. So delight experimentation with the changes and supply america with feedback. Some answers for commonly asked questions tin beryllium recovered here.

Running a node

Please travel the usher here successful bid to tally a node connected the Mekong testnet. As with Ethereum mainnet, you volition request to tally an Execution and Consensus furniture node.

Stakers

There are immoderate large changes to the staking workflow coming successful Pectra and the Mekong testnet volition beryllium the archetypal determination to effort them out. There are changes to the deposit and withdrawal methods, truthful delight notation to the FAQ recovered here for much details. Please work the FAQ for accusation connected however to activate a validator connected Mekong.

Does this impact Ethereum Mainnet, Holesky oregon Sepolia successful immoderate way?

No. Mekong is simply a caller testnet and does not impact different Ethereum networks. However, investigating connected Mekong volition pass the deployment of the Pectra upgrade connected different Ethereum networks.

As a non-staking node operator, what bash I request to do?

Mekong is simply a caller testnet, truthful you would not request to bash thing if you tally your node connected Holesky/Sepolia oregon connected Ethereum Mainnet. However, if you privation to tally a node connected the caller network, usage instructions and mentation of your Ethereum lawsuit listed successful the nexus here.

As a staker, what bash I request to do?

Please notation to the conception "As a non-staking node operator, what bash I request to do?" to archetypal tally a node. Then you whitethorn execute a deposit and tally a validator connected the caller Mekong network.

We urge speechmaking the Pectra FAQ. There is immoderate accusation astir basal actions you whitethorn privation to execute arsenic a staker.

As an exertion oregon tooling developer, what should I do?

Application and tooling developers should reappraisal the upgrade changes to guarantee immoderate fixes are done, oregon to recognize however to usage recently introduced functionality.

Wallet developers should reappraisal the upgrade, specifically for EIP-7702 to guarantee the latest features are supported.

Why "Mekong"?

The Devcon taking spot earlier the Pectra upgrade volition beryllium held successful Southeast Asia. We wanted to prime a sanction that resonates with this location. The Mekong River, which flows done respective Southeast Asian countries, seemed similar a fitting choice.