Milestone
Ethereum
2022
Sepolia Testnet Merge
Ethereum's Sepolia testnet successfully transitioned to Proof of Stake, a key Merge rehearsal.
Event date: 2022-07-06
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Key Facts
Peak metricTestnet PoS activation
OutcomePaved way for mainnet Merge
ChainEthereum
Year2022
Typemilestone
Tags
testnet
upgrade
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