Meet Holesky: Ethereum’s Latest Testnet. Learn How to 10x Your Dapp Development

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Currently, Ethereum has two public testnets:

  • Sepolia: Ideal for testing contracts and applications.

  • Goerli: Used by protocol developers to test network upgrades and validators to trial running the system.

Holesky, Ethereum’s New testnet, is poised to replace the existing Goerli testnet to better cater to the Ethereum developer community’s growing needs. It’s designed to accommodate a larger number of validators compared to the mainnet, enhancing the testing environment and minimizing potential mainnet issues.

Why Holesky Matters

Goerli and Sepolia operate with smaller subsets of “validators” than the main Ethereum Mainnet. Developers see this as a potential problem, aiming to prevent any scaling issues from arising on the mainnet.

Goerli Testnet has experienced a surge in demand for Goerli Ether, especially for testing staking setups, with each validator requiring 32 Ether. With the discontinuation of the Rinkeby testnet, many projects shifted to Goerli. Unfortunately, this transition has been plagued by issues, including faucet depletion, undermining the testnet’s functionality.

Saying Goodbye to Goerli

Goerli is scheduled to sunset at the end of 2023.

Here is how you can use holesky testnet:

You can visit the official website, https://holesky.ethpandaops.io/, to add the network to your MetaMask and obtain testnet tokens.

Learn how public testnets slow you Dapp Development

  • Contract Confidentiality: Public testnets lack privacy, potentially exposing sensitive contract information.

  • Transaction Confirmation: Transaction processing on public testnets can be slow, leading to delays during development.

  • Token Accumulation: Gathering enough testnet tokens for comprehensive testing can be time-consuming.

  • Mainnet Testing: Setting up existing protocols deployed on the mainnet for testing can be cumbersome and time-intensive.

Choose BuildBear to10x your Dapp Development , and here’s why:

  • BuildBear Faucet: Gain immediate access to native and popular ERC20 Testnet tokens through the BuildBear Faucet. Say goodbye to manual token accumulation and enjoy significant time savings.

  • Mainnet State: BuildBear enables forking of the Mainnets and Testnet spin-up within seconds. This capability streamlines testing alongside Mainnet protocols, eliminating the need for mock environments.

  • Transaction Speed: Experience transaction processing that’s 4 times faster than public testnets. This dramatic reduction in contract test script runtime speeds up iterations.

  • Private Testnets: With BuildBear, all contract and transaction data remains private, accessible only to authorized individuals, ensuring confidentiality.

  • Advanced Testing: The BuildBear Testnet empowers you to manipulate time, capture snapshots, adjust Chainlink token prices, and impersonate other accounts for testing abnormal scenarios. These capabilities aren’t possible on public testnets.

What are you waiting for? Utilize BuildBear to accelerate your development process.

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BuildBear is a platform for testing dApps at scale, for teams. It provides users with their own private Testnet to test their smart contracts and dApps, which can be forked from any EVM chain. It also provides a Faucet, Explorer, and RPC for testing purposes.