{"id":29512,"date":"2020-10-02T10:32:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T07:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=29512"},"modified":"2025-08-27T17:26:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T14:26:08","slug":"ethereum-2-0-developers-to-launch-zinken-testnet-after-spadina-setback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/ethereum-2-0-developers-to-launch-zinken-testnet-after-spadina-setback\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethereum 2.0 developers to launch Zinken testnet after Spadina setback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ethereum developers will launch the new final testnet Zinken ahead of ETH2 Phase 0 on the mainnet. In it they will address the bugs discovered in the Spadina network.<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">eth2 quick update no. 18<\/p>\n<p>Oh you, Spadina,<br \/>\nFinally, finality<br \/>\nHello and farewell<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J42gvvmkeN\">https:\/\/t.co\/J42gvvmkeN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>tl;dr below<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 dannyryan (@dannyryan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dannyryan\/status\/1311691811966992385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/ethereum-2-0-developers-launch-spadina-testnet-as-rehearsal-for-mainnet-rollout\">Launched<\/a> on 29 September, the Spadina testnet did not prove to be a dress rehearsal for the Ethereum 2.0 genesis block. On the same day, the lead developer of the Ethereum 2.0 project, Danny Ryan, said that due to configuration problems, bootnodes, and genesis calculations, the testnet clients faced delays in finalisation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today we launched, Spadina, a dress rehearsal for eth2 genesis.<\/p>\n<p>Although the eth2 clients have generally become quite robust, the long wait for finality today highlighted issues closer to the edge of the stack \u2014 cli options, testnet config, bootnodes, genesis calculation bugs<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 dannyryan (@dannyryan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dannyryan\/status\/1311033280838369282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u0414\u043b\u044f \u043f\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0448\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0448\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043e\u0432 \u0431\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0435 \u0443\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0448\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u044b Zinken \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0430 <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1pn9giIODBUCpgImZRPR34RbF-jAp1W4xTT_8gdcKFCw\/edit#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u0432\u044b\u043f\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0430<\/a> \u043e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0438 \u0440\u0435\u0448\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043e\u0431\u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0431\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0432 \u0432 Spadina. \u041e\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0447\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u043a\u043e\u0440\u0440\u0435\u043a\u0442\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u043a\u0430 \u0442\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0435\u0442\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0435\u0439 \u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u0435\u0439 \u043a\u043b\u0438\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430 Prysm. \u041f\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0443\u043a\u0442\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0433\u0430 ConsenSysCodefi \u041a\u043e\u043b\u0438\u043d\u0430 \u041c\u0430\u0439\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0430 \u00ab\u043d\u0435\u0442 \u043b\u0443\u0447\u0448\u0435\u0433\u043e \u0441\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431\u0430 \u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f, \u043a\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0435 \u043a\u0430\u043a \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u043e\u0431\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0430\u0445\u00bb.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Zinken here we come \u2014 stoked to see failures prior to the real deal. No better way to learn. Shoutout to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dannyryan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dannyryan<\/a> and all the client teams for the hard work. Get your goerli ready \ud83c\udfc4\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83c\udf0a\ud83c\udfc4\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83c\udf0a<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prylabs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@prylabs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sigp_io?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sigp_io<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Butta_eth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Butta_eth<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VitalikButerin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VitalikButerin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/protolambda?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@protolambda<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wA2BnBeYyV\">https:\/\/t.co\/wA2BnBeYyV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Myers (@StakeETH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StakeETH\/status\/1311058914495156225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u041a\u0430\u043a \u0438 Spadina, Zinken \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043d\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0446\u0435\u0441\u0441\u044b \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0442\u044b\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0441\u0435\u0442\u0438 \u0438 \u0434\u0435\u043f\u043e\u0437\u0438\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0430. \u0421\u0435\u0442\u044c \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e \u0441 \u0434\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0438\u043c \u0442\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043d\u0435\u0442\u043e\u043c Medalla. \u0427\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437 \u0442\u0440\u0438 \u0434\u043d\u044f \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0447\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0442\u044f\u0442 \u0435\u0435 \u043f\u043e\u0434\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u043a\u0443.<\/p>\n<p>\u0412\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0434\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b \u0443\u0436\u0435 \u0432\u043d\u0435\u0441\u043b\u0438 \u043c\u0438\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0443\u0441\u043a\u0430 32 768 \u0442\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0445 ETH.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_111966\" style=\"width: 1329px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-111966\" class=\"size-full wp-image-111966\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clipboard-October-2-2020-10_42-AM.png\" alt=\"\u0420\u0430\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0447\u0438\u043a\u0438 Ethereum 2.0 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0443\u0441\u0442\u044f\u0442 \u0442\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0443\u044e \u0441\u0435\u0442\u044c Zinken \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435 \u043e\u0441\u0435\u0447\u043a\u0438 \u0441\u043e Spadina\" width=\"1319\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clipboard-October-2-2020-10_42-AM.png 1319w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clipboard-October-2-2020-10_42-AM-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clipboard-October-2-2020-10_42-AM-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Clipboard-October-2-2020-10_42-AM-768x192.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1319px) 100vw, 1319px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-111966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/zinken.launchpad.ethereum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ethereum.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Key details about Zinken:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Developers <a href=\"https:\/\/zinken.launchpad.ethereum.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">launched<\/a> the educational portal for the new testnet.<\/li>\n<li>Deposits will be possible until 8 October at 12:00 UTC.<\/li>\n<li>Genesis block formation is expected around 12 October at 12:00 UTC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Earlier, developers <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/launch-of-the-final-ethereum-2-0-testnet\">launched<\/a> the final Medalla testnet on 4 August. Ten days later a failure occurred, which Prysmatic Labs developer Raul Jordan <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/opinion-ethereum-2-0-launch-weeks-away\">called<\/a> a good lesson &#8220;to prevent such a situation in the mainnet&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>In September, Ethereum 2.0 developer Evan Van Ness <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/opinion-ethereum-2-0-launch-weeks-away\">stated<\/a>, that the countdown to Ethereum 2.0 launch &#8220;is measured in weeks&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to ForkLog news on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/forklog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Developers plan to launch the final Zinken testnet ahead of ETH2 Phase 0 on the mainnet, addressing the bugs found in the Spadina network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[46,1134],"class_list":["post-29512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-ethereum","tag-technical-updates"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"22","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29512"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29514,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29512\/revisions\/29514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}