London fork enters testnet on Ethereum as difficulty bomb sees delay

Cointelegraph

Published Jul 03, 2021 09:07AM ET

Updated Jul 03, 2021 10:40AM ET

The Ethereum network witnessed the deployment of its London upgrade on the Ropsten testnet on June 24. This upgrade consists of the highly anticipated Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559.

Following the launch on the Ropsten testnet, the London upgrade will be deployed on Ethereum’s Goerli, Rinkeby and Kovan testnets at weekly intervals. This is one of the important steps in the roadmap to implement a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus on the Ethereum network, also known as Ethereum 2.0.

Changes proposed by EIP-1559. Source: ConsenSys

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