# Spadina Testnet Postmortem and Zinken Testnet Launch Update

DevFeed: [Spadina Testnet Postmortem and Zinken Testnet Launch Update](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/eth2-quick-update-no-18-16927.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2020/10/01/eth2-quick-update-no-18>)

Author: Danny Ryan

Published: 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

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

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

Tags: [issue](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/issue.md>), [launch](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/launch.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [node](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/node.md>), [peering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/peering.md>), [research-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research-development.md>), [running](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/running.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>), [upgrade](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/upgrade.md>)

## AI overview

The article reviews the Spadina testnet launch, including low initial validator participation, client and configuration errors, and a peering issue affecting Prysm. It announces the Zinken testnet as another dress rehearsal before mainnet and provides launchpad and genesis-deposit details.

## Source excerpt

Oh you, Spadina, Finally, finality Hello and farewell tl;dr A quick Spadina postmortem New testnet: Zinken. Launchpad is live; Genesis deposits due in one week!...