TechFlow reports that Everstake, a blockchain validator and staking service provider, recently published a blog stating that the Ethereum team is about to launch a new testnet called Holešky. The team participated in the Holešky testnet launch coordination conference call. Currently, Ethereum has two public testnets: Sepolia and Goerli. Sepolia allows developers to test contracts and applications, while Goerli enables protocol developers to test network upgrades and allows stakeholders to test running validators. According to the newly proposed Ethereum testnet lifecycle plan, Goerli will enter long-term support phase in the first quarter of 2023. After its end-of-life date (planned for the fourth quarter of this year), it will no longer receive support from client teams. Therefore, the next testnet should be launched by the end of 2023 to prepare for Goerli's shutdown.
Holešky will replace Goerli as the testnet for staking, infrastructure, and protocol developers. Meanwhile, decentralized application (DApp) testing, smart contracts, and other EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) functionalities will continue to be available on the Sepolia testnet. The Holešky network is named after Nádraží Holešovice railway station in Prague, Czech Republic (Goerli was also named after Goerlitzer Bahnhof station in Berlin). To replace Goerli before the end of this year, the Ethereum team proposes launching Holešky no later than September, with the genesis event tentatively scheduled for 14:00 GMT on September 15, 2023.
