Beacon Chain – DIGIT INFO

ETH 3.0: Sharding may return to scale Ethereum to millions of TPS

DIGIT — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 07:42:19 +0000

Ethereum researcher Justin Drake teased a new proposal, fueling ETH 3.0 rumors and sparking community speculation on potential scalability solutions for the blockchain.

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Lido Finance discloses 20 slashing events due to validator config issues

DIGIT — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:36:00 +0000

The initial impact amounted to 20 Ether, worth $31,000, while the validator involved has now been taken offline.

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Ethereum Patch Set to Fix Transaction Finality Challenges After Second Bout Disrupts Network

DIGIT — Sat, 13 May 2023 20:49:58 +0000

On Friday, Ethereum’s Beacon chain encountered yet another bout of transaction finality challenges, reminiscent of the glitch experienced on May 11, 2023. For over an hour, the blockchain stopped the process of finalizing blocks. However, Superphiz, an Ethereum developer, emphasized that despite this setback, “No transactions were halted” and the incident had “zero impact on […]

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Ether hits 11-month high as post-Shapella withdrawals pass 1M ETH

DIGIT — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 06:15:04 +0000

Since the Shapella hard fork on April 12, Ether has seen a price gain of nearly 10%.

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Ethereum’s Shapella Upgrade to Enable Staking Withdrawals Set to Go Live on April 12

DIGIT — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 07:30:04 +0000

The Ethereum blockchain is set to undergo its next major update since the network switched from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake through The Merge. The upcoming upgrade, dubbed “Shapella,” which combines the Shanghai and Capella validator changes, is expected to take place on April 12, 2023. While most users will not be affected by the change, the […]

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Less than 1% of staked ETH estimated to sell after Shanghai upgrade: Glassnode

DIGIT — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 04:57:40 +0000

The analytics firm backed up its prediction, stating only 253 validators have signed up to fully exit their staked Ether position.

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Ethereum validator cashes in 689 ETH from MEV-Boost relay

DIGIT — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 06:22:24 +0000

The 689 Ether, worth nearly $1.3 million, is the largest reward received since the 691 Ether reward on March 20 paid to Lido.

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‘Withdrawals are coming!’ — Ethereum devs confirm epoch for Shapella fork

DIGIT — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:36:55 +0000

Shapella will take effect at epoch 194,048, which is scheduled for 10:27:35pm UTC on April 12.

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Ethereum Upgrade to Implement Beacon Chain Withdrawals Scheduled for April 12

DIGIT — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 20:00:55 +0000

During the Execution Layer Meeting streamed on March 16, 2023, Ethereum developers announced that the blockchain is scheduled to upgrade on April 12, in 27 days. The upgrade, known as the Shanghai-Capella upgrade or Shapella, will include the implementation of Beacon chain push withdrawals. This will enable Ethereum network validators to support withdrawal operations following […]

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Breaking: Shanghai upgrade executed on testnet but not without issues

DIGIT — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:50:00 +0000

Ethereum validators are now one step away from being able to unstake their Ether from the Beacon Chain.

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