Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Threshold Met: Proof-of-Stake ‘Beacon’ Chain Starts in 7...
The Ethereum network’s ETH 2.0 contract has crossed the threshold needed to initiate the upcoming upgrade. Currently, there’s more 694,368 ether worth over $422 million resting in the contract, as developers hope the proof-of-stake launch will begin on December 1. At the end of the first week of November, the Ethereum Foundation initiated the first process of the highly anticipated Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0) upgrade specifications, which detailed the initial rules of the genesis phase 0. The genesis phase 0 contract specification noted that there needed to be approximately 524,288....
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With just nine hours remaining, the Ethereum’s deposit contract met its threshold of 524,288 Ether — locking ETH 2.0’s beacon chain genesis for Dec. 1. ETH 2.0’s beacon chain genesis has been confirmed for Dec. 1, following the transfer of 524,288 Ether from 16,384 validators into the ETH 2.0 deposit contract since it went live on Nov. 4.Despite early concerns stemming from low staking participation, transfers to the deposit contract rapidly increased over the past day — with more than 200,000 ETH being sent to the contract in the past 14 hours.Ether sent to deposit contract over time:....
Proof of Stake (PoS) coins are generally considered safer than PoW coins, which are subject to 51% attacks. However, PressTab, the primary developer over at Hyperstake(HYP), has discovered a possible vulnerability that affects most PoS coins. Can you tell me a little bit about how PoS coins work? Contrary to popular belief, Proof of Stake is not all that different from Proof of Work. When you are mining a PoW coin, your goal is typically to create a hash that has a value below a certain threshold. Your miner continuously hashes inputs until it produces a hash under the target threshold,....
The U.S. exchange plans to roll out support in early 2021. U.S. digital currency exchange Coinbase has outlined plans for supporting Ethereum 2.0 staking rewards — possibly setting the stage for even wider adoption of the smart contract platform. In an official blog post, Coinbase says it plans to roll out Eth2 staking, trading and conversion services starting in early 2021. Once Eth2 is supported, existing Coinbase customers will be able to convert their Ether (ETH) tokens to ETH2 and earn staking rewards. The company said:"While staked ETH2 tokens remain locked on the beacon chain,....
The Ethereum blockchain is set to bid farewell to proof-of-work, and welcome proof-of-stake as the mainnet merges with the Beacon Chain. Ethereum's long-awaited transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) is upon us as the Merge looms in less than 10 hours. There's plenty to consider for the wider cryptocurrency space — and here's what you need to know.What is the Merge?The Ethereum blockchain will transition away from its energy-intensive consensus mechanism PoW as its execution layer merges with the new PoS consensus layer known as the Beacon Chain.The Beacon Chain went....
Two more weeks before launch is delayed, but progress has slowed down lately. The deposit contract for Ethereum 2.0 now holds 50,849 Ether (ETH), worth approximately $22 million as of press time.This is slightly less than 10% of the minimum required stake of 524,288 ETH, or $230 million. Ethereum 2.0 is set to launch on Dec. 1 — but only if the minimum stake threshold is reached seven days before that date.Historic balance for the deposit contract by Etherscan.The influx of new deposits appears to have tapered off recently as the majority of prospective stakers joined within the first....