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In roughly 65 days, there’s a chance Ethereum’s highly anticipated transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS), otherwise known as The Merge, could be implemented. The information was shared via “a planning timeline” on Twitter, which noted the shift from PoW to PoS could happen on September 19. The source stemmed from Ethereum Beacon chain […]
Ethereum Devs Delay Difficulty Bomb — ETH 2.0 Contract Surpasses 13 Million Ether Deposits
On June 30, Ethereum developers delayed the network’s difficulty bomb via the Gray Glacier update, which means The Merge won’t happen at least until September 2022. Meanwhile, there’s now more than 13 million ethereum locked into the Beacon Chain worth $15.8 billion using today’s prices. More Than 13 Million Ether Worth $15.8 Billion Deposited Into […]
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Ethereum price dips below the $1.8K support as bears prepare for Friday’s $1B options expiry
Looming macroeconomic concerns and this week’s $1B ETH options expiry threaten to pin Ethereum price under the $1,800 support.
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Ethereum Beacon Chain Surpasses 300K Validators, Over $28 Billion in Ether Deposits Locked
The Ethereum protocol has reached another milestone as the number of Ethereum 2.0 validators has surpassed 300,000. At the time of writing, the Ethereum 2.0 contract has over 9.6 million ether deposited worth more than $28.4 billion. Ethereum Beacon Chain Validators Jump Past the 300,000 Mark For quite some time now, Ethereum (ETH) network participants […]
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Eth2 is no more after Ethereum Foundation ditches name in rebrand
“By removing Eth2 terminology, we save all future users from navigating this confusing mental model,” the Ethereum Foundation stated.
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Polkadot and Ethereum 2.0 — A Look at the Solutions Building the Scalability of Tomorrow
Both Ethereum 2.0 and Polkadot are promising sharding-based protocols overcoming the scalability challenges facing legacy blockchains. Although slightly different, together, the Relay Chain and Beacon Chain represent another significant leap forward, especially for interoperability. Partitioning the Problem: Sharing the Load via Sharding Scalability has been a hotly debated topic after networks bumped up against the […]
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Sygnum Bank Launches ETH 2.0 Staking – Business Unit Head Says ‘Staking Is a Core Element for Portfolios’
The Switzerland-based bank Sygnum revealed on Tuesday that the firm now allows Ethereum 2.0 staking. The FINMA-approved company’s customers can access the Ethereum-based staking services via Sygnum’s banking platform. Sygnum’s Banking Platform Offers Ethereum 2.0 Staking Last November, Sygnum Bank AG revealed that it is partnered with the company Taurus Group, a firm that also […]
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More Than 5 Million in Ethereum Worth $13 Billion Rests in the Eth2 Staking Contract
Statistics now show the Eth2 deposit contract has more than 5.2 million staked ether worth over $13 billion locked into the smart contract. The contract launched on November 4, 2020, and three weeks later, the contract met the required threshold to initiate the Beacon Chain. It’s not cheap to become a validator these days, as […]
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ETH price regains $4K as possible Ethereum 2.0 ‘full validator’ count hits 17-month low
Glassnode data reveals that the number of Ethereum addresses holding at least 32 ETH has declined steadily in recent months.
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Ethereum 2.0 set to undergo first hard fork upgrade
The first Ethereum 2.0 hard fork is aimed to be a general test before introducing deeper changes.
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