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Expand Up @@ -6,50 +6,40 @@ description: A list of all test networks currently live for Ethereum.

# Test Networks

## Ropsten
## Sepolia

### Summary
The Sepolia test network is a proof-of-work testnet. This means it's the best like-for-like representation of Ethereum.

The Ropsten test network is a Proof-of-Work testnet for Ethereum. To acquire ETH on Ropsten, one can mine on the network.
* [Website](https://sepolia.dev/)
* [Github](https://github.com/goerli/sepolia)
* [Etherscan](https://sepolia.etherscan.io/)

### Resources

* [Block Explorer](https://ropsten.etherscan.io/)

## Kovan

### Summary
## Görli

The Kovan test network is a Proof-of-Authority testnet for Ethereum, originally started by the Parity team. To acquire ETH on Kovan, one can request it from a faucet.
The Görli test network is a stable proof-of-authority testnet for Ethereum. This means it's the best for application developers.

### Resources
* [Website](https://goerli.net/)
* [GitHub](https://github.com/goerli/testnet)
* [Etherscan](https://goerli.etherscan.io/)
* [Ethstats for Görli](https://stats.goerli.net/)

* [Website](https://kovan-testnet.github.io/website/)
* [Block Explorer](https://kovan.etherscan.io/)
* [Faucet](https://faucet.kovan.network/)
## Ropsten _(deprecated)_

## Rinkeby
The Ropsten test network was a proof-of-work testnet for Ethereum. It was replaced by Sepolia in 2022.

### Summary
* [GitHub](https://github.com/ethereum/ropsten)
* [Etherscan](https://ropsten.etherscan.io/)

The Rinkeby test network is a Proof-of-Authority testnet for Ethereum, originally started by the Geth team. To acquire ETH on Rinkeby, one can request it from a faucet.
## Rinkeby _(deprecated)_

### Resources
The Rinkeby test network was a proof-of-authority testnet for Ethereum, originally started by the Geth team. It was abandoned in 2022 in favor of Goerli and Sepolia.

* [Website](https://www.rinkeby.io/#stats)
* [Block Explorer](https://rinkeby.etherscan.io/)
* [Faucet](https://faucet.rinkeby.io/)
* [Etherscan](https://rinkeby.etherscan.io/)

## Görli

### Summary
## Kovan _(deprecated)_

The Görli test network is a Proof-of-Authority testnet for Ethereum, originally proposed by Chainsafe and Afri Schoedon. To acquire ETH on Görli, one can use the one-way throttled bridge from any of the other three test networks.
The Kovan test network was a proof-of-authority testnet for Ethereum, originally started by the Parity team. It was abandoned in 2019 along with the Parity Ethereum client.

### Resources

* [Website](https://goerli.net/)
* [Block Explorer](https://goerli.etherscan.io/)
* [GitHub](https://github.com/goerli/testnet)
* [Testnet proposal](https://dev.to/5chdn/the-grli-testnet-proposal---a-call-for-participation-58pf)
* [Ethstats for Görli](https://stats.goerli.net/)
* [Website](https://kovan-testnet.github.io/website/)
* [Etherscan](https://kovan.etherscan.io/)