# Eth2 Update: Multi-Client Testnet, Block Explorers, and Networking Work

DevFeed: [Eth2 Update: Multi-Client Testnet, Block Explorers, and Networking Work](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/eth2-quick-update-no-5-16875.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2019/12/05/eth2-quick-update-no-5>)

Author: Danny Ryan

Published: 2019-12-05T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>), [Blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/blockchain.md>), [developer tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-tooling.md>), [P2P](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/p2p.md>), [Protocol (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/protocol.md>)

Tags: [blockchain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blockchain.md>), [developer-tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-tooling.md>), [monitor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/monitor.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networking.md>), [p2p](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/p2p.md>), [protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protocol.md>), [research-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research-development.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>)

## AI overview

This update reports that Parity's Shasper joined Prysmatic's Sapphire testnet, creating the first public eth2 multi-client testnet. It also covers the launch of two eth2 block explorers and the first public eth2 networking-specific call.

## Source excerpt

Welcome to this week's eth2 quick update! tldr; Parity's Shasper joins Prysmatic's Sapphire testnet (the first public eth2 multi-client testnet)! Multiple eth2 block explorers launch -- Bitfly's beaconcha.in and Etherscan First eth2 networking call to tackle all the networkings -- Ben's notes and [Mamy's notes](https://gist.gi...