Ethereum developers who are working on implementing the merge have now provided a concrete date for the move to proof-of-stake (PoS).
According to a recent developer call, the Ethereum mainnet is now set to roll out the merge in the week of September 19. This will come after one more testnet- the last before the merge- is transitioned to PoS.
The merge is expected to be deployed on the Goerli testnet in the second week of August. Following this, the blockchain will deploy the Bellatrix update in early-September, and roll out the merge two weeks later.
The new date for the merge is more or less in line with a late-August timeline proposed by founder Vitalik Buterin earlier this year.
September rollout depends on successful Goerli merge
But the completion of the merge in the week of September 19 is dependent on the Goerli merge being executed smoothly. While previous testnets have successfully rolled out the merge, they have not been without their difficulties.
