{"id":18242,"date":"2026-03-13T07:28:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T07:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/eth2-quick-update-no-20\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T07:28:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T07:28:39","slug":"eth2-quick-update-no-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/eth2-quick-update-no-20\/","title":{"rendered":"eth2 quick update no. 20"},"content":{"rendered":"


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tl;dr<\/p>\n

This week the EF announced the Eth2 Staking Community Grants<\/a> round in an effort to support a more delightful staking experience.<\/p>\n

This is an open call for proposals for grants that aim to enhance all things staking — tools, documentation, educational resources, etc.<\/p>\n

Check it out<\/a> for more details including a non-exhaustive<\/em> wishlist<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Proposals are due by December 22nd!<\/p>\n

<\/g><\/svg><\/a>v1.0 eth2 testnets — Toledo and Pyrmont<\/h2>\n

This week, client developers led by protolambda launched the Toledo devnet<\/em><\/a> — a 16k validator testnet with v1.0 mainnet configuration. Although you can sync up your favorite node to this testnet, you cannot make any validator deposits due to the use of a modified, permissioned deposit contract. Toledo is for initial v1.0 testing and continued developer experimentation.<\/p>\n

Next week, we aim to launch Pyrmont<\/strong> — a 100k validator testnet mimicking mainnet conditions as closely as possible. Once Pyrmont is launched and stable, the testnet will be opened up to the community. Pyrmont can serve as a final place to test mainnet software releases and hardware setups in the run-up to mainnet launch.<\/p>\n

Because Pyrmont uses mainnet configuration, it is subject to the same (slow) activation queue mechanics you might experience on mainnet. Please be a good citizen and only make one or two validator deposits.<\/strong> This will keep the queue times reasonable in the next few weeks and allow for a productive testbed for all users.<\/p>\n

Pyrmont will be supported at least through eth2 mainnet genesis. From there, we will consider the options available to construct a long-term testnet with better stability and UX properties. This would likely include faster queue processing and a much higher minimum ejection balance.<\/p>\n

But until then, enjoy Pyrmont!<\/p>\n

<\/g><\/svg><\/a>Mainnet deposits<\/h2>\n

In case you didn’t catch it last week, the eth2 mainnet deposit contract is live along with the mainnet Launch Pad<\/a>. The mainnet deposit contract lives at the following address — 0x00000000219ab540356cBB839Cbe05303d7705Fa<\/span><\/a>. Please triple-check<\/em><\/strong> this address before sending any funds anywhere.<\/p>\n

A quick reminder — although the MIN_GENESIS_TIME<\/span> is December 1st, 12pm UTC, there is a 7-day GENESIS_DELAY<\/span>. This means that to ensure you get your deposits included in the genesis block, you must get them on-chain before November 24, 12pm UTC<\/em>.<\/p>\n

For a more detailed discussion of how genesis is kicked off, see Ben Edgington’s genesis writeup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Happy staking \ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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