{"id":18007,"date":"2026-03-06T15:49:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/finalized-no-34-ethereum-foundation-blog\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T15:49:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:49:49","slug":"finalized-no-34-ethereum-foundation-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/06\/finalized-no-34-ethereum-foundation-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Finalized no. 34 | Ethereum Foundation Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/images\/posts\/upload_4dae2a4ab4b6c89615b4b5c624c04b52.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">tl;dr<\/p>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"css-1ars4k6\">\n<li class=\"css-0\">Kiln\ud83e\uddf1\ud83d\udd25 is up, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/kiln.themerge.dev\/\">check it out<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"css-0\">#TestingTheMerge is in full swing. Do your part, get involved!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"chakra-heading group css-1kpzc4q\" id=\"kiln-is-up-check-it-out\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"kiln is up check it out permalink\" href=\"#kiln-is-up-check-it-out\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"chakra-icon css-173jpr1\"><g fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M10.458,18.374,7.721,21.11a2.853,2.853,0,0,1-3.942,0l-.892-.891a2.787,2.787,0,0,1,0-3.941l5.8-5.8a2.789,2.789,0,0,1,3.942,0l.893.892A1,1,0,0,0,14.94,9.952l-.893-.892a4.791,4.791,0,0,0-6.771,0l-5.8,5.8a4.787,4.787,0,0,0,0,6.77l.892.891a4.785,4.785,0,0,0,6.771,0l2.736-2.735a1,1,0,1,0-1.414-1.415Z\"\/><path d=\"M22.526,2.363l-.892-.892a4.8,4.8,0,0,0-6.77,0l-2.905,2.9a1,1,0,0,0,1.414,1.414l2.9-2.9a2.79,2.79,0,0,1,3.941,0l.893.893a2.786,2.786,0,0,1,0,3.942l-5.8,5.8a2.769,2.769,0,0,1-1.971.817h0a2.766,2.766,0,0,1-1.969-.816,1,1,0,1,0-1.415,1.412,4.751,4.751,0,0,0,3.384,1.4h0a4.752,4.752,0,0,0,3.385-1.4l5.8-5.8a4.786,4.786,0,0,0,0-6.771Z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a>Kiln\ud83e\uddf1\ud83d\udd25 is up, check it out<\/h2>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">One week ago, the Kiln\ud83e\uddf1\ud83d\udd25 testnet went through the Merge transition to evolve from a PoW testnet to a fully functional PoS testnet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">If you run validators on Mainnet, <strong><em class=\"chakra-text css-0\">now is the time to test your post-merge setups<\/em><\/strong>. Jump into the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/kiln.themerge.dev\/\">Kiln landing page<\/a> and dig in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Seriously. It&#8217;s time.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"chakra-heading group css-1kpzc4q\" id=\"testingthemerge-is-in-full-swing-get-involved\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"testingthemerge is in full swing get involved permalink\" href=\"#testingthemerge-is-in-full-swing-get-involved\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"chakra-icon css-173jpr1\"><g fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M10.458,18.374,7.721,21.11a2.853,2.853,0,0,1-3.942,0l-.892-.891a2.787,2.787,0,0,1,0-3.941l5.8-5.8a2.789,2.789,0,0,1,3.942,0l.893.892A1,1,0,0,0,14.94,9.952l-.893-.892a4.791,4.791,0,0,0-6.771,0l-5.8,5.8a4.787,4.787,0,0,0,0,6.77l.892.891a4.785,4.785,0,0,0,6.771,0l2.736-2.735a1,1,0,1,0-1.414-1.415Z\"\/><path d=\"M22.526,2.363l-.892-.892a4.8,4.8,0,0,0-6.77,0l-2.905,2.9a1,1,0,0,0,1.414,1.414l2.9-2.9a2.79,2.79,0,0,1,3.941,0l.893.893a2.786,2.786,0,0,1,0,3.942l-5.8,5.8a2.769,2.769,0,0,1-1.971.817h0a2.766,2.766,0,0,1-1.969-.816,1,1,0,1,0-1.415,1.412,4.751,4.751,0,0,0,3.384,1.4h0a4.752,4.752,0,0,0,3.385-1.4l5.8-5.8a4.786,4.786,0,0,0,0-6.771Z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a>#TestingTheMerge is in full swing. Get involved!<\/h2>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">The transition from PoW to PoS on Kiln was not without issue. Due to an encoding error, Prysm was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/hackmd.io\/@prysmaticlabs\/HyZqgTA-c\">producing invalid blocks<\/a>, while some of the execution clients had other errors related to sync during the transition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Although clients are now feature complete and nearing production-readiness, minor software bugs are still popping up here and there. While these are not fundamental issues with the core specifications and research, this points to something we&#8217;ve been saying for quite a long time &#8212; security and testing will be the long tail defining the ultimate Merge release date.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">To this end, client teams, security researchers, and testers are doubling down on testing on all fronts for the next 4+ weeks in preparation for upgrading the public testnets. These efforts include <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ethereum\/hive\/\">hive<\/a> testing, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kurtosistech.com\/\">Kurtosis<\/a> testnet builds, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/antithesis.com\/\">Antithesis<\/a> coverage guided network fuzzing, shadow-forking Goerli and Mainnet, manual code review, fuzzing across the stack, enhancing consensus tests, and more!<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">On the fuzzing front, we want to give a huge shout-out to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/blockdaemon.com\/\">Blockdaemon<\/a> for providing the Merge testing effort with $900k in IBM Cloud credits! Fuzzing is all about throwing more resources at the problem than your adversary, so with these credits we&#8217;re confident that we can shake out all the bugs there are to find. Thank you \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"chakra-heading group css-xuzltg\" id=\"get-involved\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"get involved permalink\" href=\"#get-involved\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"chakra-icon css-173jpr1\"><g fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M10.458,18.374,7.721,21.11a2.853,2.853,0,0,1-3.942,0l-.892-.891a2.787,2.787,0,0,1,0-3.941l5.8-5.8a2.789,2.789,0,0,1,3.942,0l.893.892A1,1,0,0,0,14.94,9.952l-.893-.892a4.791,4.791,0,0,0-6.771,0l-5.8,5.8a4.787,4.787,0,0,0,0,6.77l.892.891a4.785,4.785,0,0,0,6.771,0l2.736-2.735a1,1,0,1,0-1.414-1.415Z\"\/><path d=\"M22.526,2.363l-.892-.892a4.8,4.8,0,0,0-6.77,0l-2.905,2.9a1,1,0,0,0,1.414,1.414l2.9-2.9a2.79,2.79,0,0,1,3.941,0l.893.893a2.786,2.786,0,0,1,0,3.942l-5.8,5.8a2.769,2.769,0,0,1-1.971.817h0a2.766,2.766,0,0,1-1.969-.816,1,1,0,1,0-1.415,1.412,4.751,4.751,0,0,0,3.384,1.4h0a4.752,4.752,0,0,0,3.385-1.4l5.8-5.8a4.786,4.786,0,0,0,0-6.771Z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a>Get involved!<\/h3>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">The #TestingTheMerge effort is in full force. Whether it be running a validator on Kiln, testing your developer workflow, writing a tutorial, improving documentation, or creating a new exotic fuzzer, every\ud83d\udc4flast\ud83d\udc4fbit\ud83d\udc4fcounts\ud83d\udc4f!<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">This is the largest blockchain upgrade ever. Period. So do your part to make it a success &#8212; join us in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/qGpsxSA\">Eth R&amp;D Discord<\/a> in the Merge #testing channel \ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/en\/2022\/03\/23\/finalized-no-34\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>tl;dr Kiln\ud83e\uddf1\ud83d\udd25 is up, check it out #TestingTheMerge is in full swing. Do your part, get involved! Kiln\ud83e\uddf1\ud83d\udd25 is up, check it out One week ago, the Kiln\ud83e\uddf1\ud83d\udd25 testnet went through the Merge transition to evolve from a PoW testnet to a fully functional PoS testnet. If you run validators on Mainnet, now is the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":17933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"kronos_expire_date":[],"class_list":["post-18007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ethereum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18007\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18007"},{"taxonomy":"kronos_expire_date","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kronos_expire_date?post=18007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}