Ethereum successfully completed one of the last tests required prior to the Merge—the blockchain’s much-anticipated and oft-delayed transition to proof of stake.
The blockchain’s ninth shadow fork went live 15 hours ahead of schedule this morning. Shadow forks, like today’s, practice making one or two particular changes that will take place during the Merge. Shadow forks are different from full testnet hard forks, like last week’s Sepolia testnet, which move the entire Ethereum Source link
