# eth2 quick update no. 16

DevFeed: [eth2 quick update no. 16](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/eth2-quick-update-no-16-16925.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2020/09/14/eth2-quick-update-no-16>)

Author: Danny Ryan

Published: 2020-09-14T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

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

Topics: [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>), [datasets](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/datasets.md>), [Library](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/library.md>)

Tags: [audit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/audit.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [end-of-life](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/end-of-life.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [research-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research-development.md>), [tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tooling.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>)

## AI overview

This Ethereum Foundation update announces Spadina, a short-lived eth2 testnet focused on rehearsing deposits and genesis before mainnet. It also describes the Medalla Data Challenge and a call for proposals to audit the blst BLS12-381 signature library.

## Source excerpt

Can't travel these days Miss the people, not the planes Spadina, not Spain tl;dr Spadina (deposit and genesis dress rehearsal) testnet coming up Medalla Data Challenge in progress RFP for audit of blst super fast BLS12-381 signature library 💥...