Ethereum Foundation: On March 26, the Hoodi test network will activate the Pectra upgrade, and the Holesky test network will be supported until September

Mars Finance News, the Ethereum Foundation stated in its official blog that during the activation process of the Pectra testnet, there were issues with the configuration changes of the deposit contract on the Ethereum testnet in the client. Although the recovery process of the Sepolia network was relatively direct and has now been fully restored, the Holesky network encountered a large number of inactive leaks in the recovery mechanism. The Holesky network has since completed the final confirmation, but it will take about a year for the exiting validators to be completely removed from the validator set. While stakers can test deposits, merges, and all other Pectra features, the scale of the exit queue makes Holesky unsuitable for testing the full validator lifecycle within a reasonable timeframe. To address this issue, a new testnet has been launched: Hoodi. It will activate the Pectra network upgrade at epoch 2048 (Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 15:37:12 Beijing time). In the future, staking operators and infrastructure providers should use Hoodi for validator testing. To allow time for migration, the Holesky testnet will be supported until September 2025. Apart from validator exit, all other Pectra features can be tested on Holesky. Summary of testnets and their uses: - Holesky: Validators and staking providers (expected termination date: September 30, 2025). Client developers will also use Holesky to test Gas limit increases and other protocol stress tests. - Sepolia: Application and tool developers (expected termination date: September 30, 2026). - Hoodi: Validators and staking providers (expected termination date: September 30, 2028). - Planned Sepolia replacement: Expected to be launched in March 2026.