MegaETH to Initiate Testnet Deployment This Week

The countdown to the MegaETH testnet launch has already started.

Background

• The team is all set to launch the test version of its Ethereum-based layer-2 [L2] network this week
• Specifically, the deployment will begin on March 6, 2025
• This will enable public access to the network
• MegaETH is looking to process around 100,000 transactions per second
• Its infrastructure consists of specialized nodes (like sequencers) and provers
• Together, they aim to enhance network performance

Why should you pay attention?

• The rollout has been divided into phases
• During the initial few days, i.e. from March 6 to March 10, apps and infra teams will be onboarded
• This will give devs some extra breathing space to enhance their deployments and get used to MegaETH ecosystem
• Right after, i.e. from March 10 onwards, user onboarding will take place

Who said what?

• Addressing a note to builders, the MegaETH team said,

“Our current testnet will grant you access to 1.68 Ggas/sec & 15ms effective block times of single-threaded performance, with more scale coming”

• As far as users are concerned, the team said,

“To reduce issues on our public faucet we will be distributing testnet ETH directly to your wallets during the onboarding phase (3/10)”

Zooming out

• MegaLabs, the developer MegaETH, unveiled its flagship MegaETH NFT collection last month
• Called 'The Fluffle,' the collection comprises of 10,000 soulbound NFTs representing network ownership

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