Ethereum’s Next Upgrade Moves Closer as Critical Test Begins (1)

A critical test of new software for the Ethereum network was deployed Tuesday, with some issues arising likely due to some participants not having upgraded their gear.

Depending on how the test goes in the coming hours, that will determine the timing of Ethereum’s the next big software upgrade, whose date is expected to be announced on Thursday.

“I wouldn’t say a complete success, but the network is improving, and it indicates to me there’s nothing fundamentally wrong,” said Ben Edgington, a core developer and lead product manager at ConsenSys who spoke on a YouTube call monitoring the test’s deployment. …