# Medalla multi-client testnet launch date set, with attacknets and eth1+eth2 merger progress

DevFeed: [Medalla multi-client testnet launch date set, with attacknets and eth1+eth2 merger progress](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/eth2-quick-update-no-13-16912.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2020/07/23/eth2-quick-update-no-13>)

Author: Danny Ryan

Published: 2020-07-23T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ethereum-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>), [Resilience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/resilience.md>), [client](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/client.md>)

Tags: [announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcement.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [research-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research-development.md>), [resilience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/resilience.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>)

## AI overview

This update announces that the Medalla multi-client testnet was scheduled to launch with a minimum genesis time of August 4, 2020, at 1pm UTC. It also reports that initial beta attacknets were running and mentions progress on the eth1+eth2 merger.

## Source excerpt

Testnets, testnets, testnets! tl;dr Medalla multi-client testnet launch date set 🚀 Initial beta attacknets are up. Calling all whitehats 👩🍳 Exciting progress on the eth1+eth2 merger 👊...