Ethereum core developers plan to activate the “Shapella” transition through the Zhejiang public testnet on Feb. 7, 2023, according to Tim Beiko of the Ethereum Foundation. If successful, Beiko said the Sepolia testnet could follow two days later, followed by the Goerli testnet. He noted that the testnet has a faucet, block explorer, and staking launchpad support and urged validators to obtain 33 ether from the faucet and “be ready for Shapella Tuesday.”

On Feb. 2, 2023, Tim Beiko of the Ethereum Foundation said that developers are preparing to launch the “Shapella” transition on Tuesday using the Zhejiang test network. “Shapella” combines the words “Shanghai” and “Capella,” representing two planned enhancements that will allow for Ethereum withdrawals on the execution layer and upgrade the Beacon chain consensus layer simultaneously.