The path to fully transitioning from the current Ethereum (ETH) Mainnet to the beacon chain proof-of-stake (PoS) system, a process also referred to as The Merge, is now clearly in sight, according to Ethereum core developer Tim Beiko.
According to him, in the first place, Ethereum needs to have a "few mainnet Shadow Forks without issues."
Once the network passes a few shadow forks without issues, it would be time for Ethereum clients - softwares needed to allow Ethereum nodes to read blocks on the Ethereum blockchain and Ethereum-based smart contracts - to pass the various merge test suites.
The third and final stage would be to deploy The Merge across the existing public testnets, namely Ropsten, Goerli, and Sepolia. Since public testnets require broader coordination within the Ethereum ecosystem, they would be a final requirement before setting a merge date for the mainnet.
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