Only 232 Addresses Have Deposited Ethereum in ETH2 Thus Far
There were fears that Ethereum 2.0 (ETH2 or Serenity) was going to be delayed once again. Danny Ryan, an Ethereum Foundation researcher, said in a podcast in the middle of October: “This library is critical to creating keys, signing messages. Critical, in early phases, [means] that if you use this library, they need to be […]
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Analysis of recent deposits to the Eth2 contract address reveals the number of individual validators is on the rise. Seven weeks after the launch of Ethereum 2.0’s beacon chain and 2.25 million ETH has been deposited into the ETH2 contract address, signaling growing confidence in the long-awaited rollout of ETH2. More than 66,360 beacon chain validators have been created as part of Ethereum’s transition from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake.Data provided by smart contract experts at Dune Analytics suggests that more ETH is now being staked by individual contributors than single addresses....
Additional transactions have been deposited into the Ethereum 2.0 contract to ensure a Dec.1 launch of Eth2's beacon chain The highly anticipated launch of Ethereum 2.0, or Eth2, is scheduled to take place next week. Specifically speaking, Eth2’s proof-of-stake blockchain known as “the beacon chain” has been confirmed to run alongside the Ethereum network starting Dec. 1. Although some members of the blockchain community remained skeptical about a Dec. 1 launch date for the beacon chain, an impressive 524,288 Ether (ETH) from 16,384 validators has been deposited into the Eth2 contract. As....
Ether price has surged above $580 in recent days, but the impending release of Ethereum 2.0 isn't the only catalyst driving the current rally. Alongside the high anticipation for Ethereum 2.0, the high time frame breakout and daily gas usage on Ethereum remain key positive factors.Eth2 momentum accelerates in correlation with priceThe Eth2 mainnet will launch when the number of Ether (ETH) staked in the Eth2 deposit contract address hits 524,288.Data from CryptoQuant found that the value staked in the Eth2 deposit contract address is showing a correlation with the ETH price.ETH price....
Glassnode data reveals that the number of Ethereum addresses holding at least 32 ETH has declined steadily in recent months. The number of Ethereum addresses that hold more than or equal to 32 Ether (ETH) has been declining, pointing at a possible lack of interest among traders and investors to become “full validators” for its upcoming proof-of-stake blockchain.At the same time, the price of ETH has rebounded back above $4,000 on Friday, while Bitcoin (BTC) tries to reclaim $51,000 following this week’s “Elon candle” plunge.Eth2 validators wanted?On-chain data analytics platform Glassnode....
Despite its recent Phase 0 launch, the fully realized transition to Eth2 could still be years away from completion. Ethereum 2.0 launched its Beacon Chain on Tuesday, marking the project's transition to a proof-of-stake, or PoS, mining algorithm. With Phase 0 now in the rearview mirror, the founder and CEO of MyEtherWallet, Kosala Hemachandra, recently explained the next hurdle for Eth2. “I think the question should be, what is not the next hurdle for ETH 2.0,” Hemachandra told Cointelegraph, adding:“Basically, after the beacon chain launch, Ethereum will focus on phase 1 specs. It will go....