The Merge resources

What is The Merge?

• Ethereum.org page on The Merge
  • https://ethereum.org/en/upgrades/merge/
• https://ethmerge.com/
• Decrypt - What is the Merge
  • https://decrypt.co/resources/what-merge-ethereum-move-proof-stake
• Consensys video series on the Merge
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrJWE9beMSg
  • And article on state of The Merge https://consensys.net/blog/news/the-state-of-the-merge-an-update-on-ethereums-merge-to-proof-of-stake-in-2022/

When?

• Wenmerge, follows current state and development of The Merge
  • https://wenmerge.com/
• Readiness checklist
  • https://github.com/ethereum/pm/blob/master/Merge/mainnet-readiness.md
• Difficulty bomb estimations
  • https://medium.com/coinmonks/adventures-in-difficulty-bombing-837890476630
• TTD prediction
  • https://github.com/taxmeifyoucan/predict_ttd/

New Consensus

• Consensus specs
  • https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs
• Gasper paper
  • https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.03052
• Danny Ryan’s talk on transition to PoS
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N10a1EBhBc
• Beacon chain
  • https://ethereum.org/en/upgrades/beacon-chain/
• Ethereum.org article on PoS
  • https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/pos/

Staking

• Become a validator and help to secure the network
  • https://launchpad.ethereum.org/

Testing and development

• Pre-merge EL testing:
  • github.com/ethereum/tests (Blockchain Tests, Transaction tests, General State Tests, Difficulty Tests)
  • hive end-to-end tests (consensus tests, sync tests, networking tests) (https://github.com/ethereum/hive)
• Post-merge testing:
  • Hive EL+CL testnet (https://github.com/ethereum/hive/tree/master/simulators/eth2/testnet)
  • Hive Engine API testing (https://github.com/ethereum/hive/tree/master/simulators/ethereum/engine)
  • Consensus-specs tests (https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/tree/dev/tests)
  • Kurtosis EL+CL Testnets (https://github.com/kurtosis-tech/eth2-merge-kurtosis-module)
• Shadow forking
  • https://etherworld.co/2022/04/20/ethereum-mainnet-shadow-forking-an-overview/
• #TestingTheMerge tag
• Testing channel in Eth R&D Discord
• Tim’s FAQ on the roadmap
  • https://github.com/timbeiko/eth-roadmap-faq

Testnets

• Merge testnets configs
  • https://github.com/eth-clients/merge-testnets
• Kiln is the latest merged testnet used for wider testing for applications, client operators, stakers
  • https://blog.ethereum.org/2022/03/14/kiln-merge-testnet/
  • https://kiln.themerge.dev/
  • Run a node on Kiln https://notes.ethereum.org/@launchpad/kiln

After the merge

• Changes for application layer
  • https://blog.ethereum.org/2021/11/29/how-the-merge-impacts-app-layer/
• https://twitter.com/trent_vanepps/status/1508478499325202435

Withdraws

Shanghai

• Shanghai is a hard fork following the Merge
  • https://github.com/ethereum/pm/issues/450

Sharding

• Danksharding https://notes.ethereum.org/@hww/workshop_feb_2022