Latest ‘Shadow Fork’ Brings Ethereum a Step Closer to Its Shanghai Upgrade

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CoinDesk published this video item, entitled “Latest ‘Shadow Fork’ Brings Ethereum a Step Closer to Its Shanghai Upgrade” – below is their description.

Ethereum developers said they successfully created a copy of the blockchain to provide a testing environment ahead of the much anticipated Shanghai upgrade. CoinDesk Ethereum Protocol Reporter Margaux Nijkerk discusses the significance of this “shadow fork” and what the new upgrade could mean for the protocol and ETH staking firms.

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