Zircuit is an innovative blockchain project known for its incredible efficiency and uncompromised security. Marking a major milestone in its development, the project launched Garfield testnet, a testing ground for Pectra-related upgrades on February 24, 2025, and is set for integration into the Zircuit Mainnet in March 2025. Let’s take a look at the new upgrade to know what the latest testnet has in store for developers and users, continue reading.
Garfield Testnet: Zircuit’s New Testing Ground
Garfield testnet is the newest upgrade of Zircuit, offering complete support for Cancun opcodes, Pectra compatibility, enhancing prover, testing of the proving cluster, EIP 7702 capability, delivering high-performance and unmatched security. The Garfield testnet is a new network and has no earlier history with Circuit, necessitating developers to upgrade their configuration with a new chain ID and RPC endpoint.
In addition, the testnet also features a dedicated bridge front end and block explorer. As a part of Garfiled’s mainnet integration ahead of Pectra’s Ethereum mainnet activation, the existing Zircuit testnet will be stopped on May 31, users should withdraw any Sepolia ETH or testnet assets before the integration.
Garfield Testnet’s Zircuit Mainnet Integration In March 2025: What To Expect?
With the mainnet integration, scheduled for March 2025, the Garfield testnet brings a new developer experience, offering a seamless transition with no downtime or user action required. The major improvements include,
1. Full Support For Cancun Opcodes
With the new upgrade, developers can strengthen the latest Ethereum Virtual Machine Enahcements, allowing them to build and test applications more effectively.
2. Enhanced Prover And Testing Of The Proving Cluster
Offering an enhanced prover that has the potential to validate all blocks, increasing the speed and efficiency of Zircuit chain. Garfield facilitates continuous optimization and evaluation of Zircuit’s proving cluster, menacing its overall performance.
3. Pectra Compatibility
Garfield’s infrastructure is designed in such a way that it can seamlessly integrate Pectra, once it gets activated on Ethereum.
4. EIP 7702 Readiness
Garfield is designed to accommodate EIP 7702, the latest EIP to streamline the integration of account abstraction.
Zircuit’s Improvement Plans
In addition to Garfield testnet, Zircuit has planned for more improvements highlighting the platform’s commitment to innovation and user-focused developments. The development plans include,
1. Launch Of New RPC Endpoints
In addition to the existing endpoints, Zircuit will launch new RPC endpoints to offer a high-speed and low-latency RPC service, enhancing stability. However, the current RPC points will remain active and enable migration.
2. Block Explorer
With an enhanced block explorer, Zircuit facilitates seamless smart contract verification, boosting transparency.
3. Revamped Bridge
It allows users to withdraw their testnet asset before the transition, making the withdrawal process streamlined.
4. Escape Hatch Deployment
An escape hatch feature will be activated before the shutdown of Testnet 1.0, assuring decentralized permissionless withdrawals from Zircuit forever in case the sequencer is not available. This allows users to withdraw their assets from the existing testnet after May 31.
Bottom Line
Zircuit is a pioneering blockchain project, known for adapting innovations without compromising security, the platform has introduced many powerful features that ease developer’s integration. The launch of Garfield testnet aims to bring improvements from the testnet 1.0 to offer a more enhanced user experience.
It enables developers to access cutting-edge Ethereum upgrades whereas it provides users a high-performing and more robust mainnet infrastructure. Designed by pioneers of Web3 and PhDs, the Zircuit network also offers a safe environment for decentralized finance and staking.
With more innovations and advancements to be implemented on the go, the platform is poised to become a leading star in the blockchain industry. However, how users and developers will accept the Garfield testnet will be known only after the mainnet integration.
