Eth2 notches up 66K validators as devs reveal progress for 2021
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....
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A company providing nodes for Eth2 stakers was penalized for breaking safety protocols in the pursuit of higher performance. Staking infrastructure provider Staked said it had learned “an expensive lesson” after 75 of its Eth2 validators were slashed on Feb. 4 from the staking pool as punishment for producing competing blocks. In a statement, Staked took the blame for the “technical issue” and said its customers would be “fully compensated”. The company will pay the penalty of 18 ETH, which is around $29,000 at current prices.An unanticipated reaction to configuration changes caused....
The Eth2 staking contract is now the single-largest address by Ether holdings. The staking contract for the Ethereum 2.0 blockchain is now the single-largest holder of Ether.According to blockchain analytics provider Nansen, the Eth2 staking contract has surpassed Wrapped Ethereum (wETH) to become the single largest holder of ETH. Unlike Ether, Wrapped Ether adheres to the ERC-20 standard, making it the favored representation of ETH among DeFi protocols that use ERC-20 tokens.The findings were posted to Twitter by Alex Svanevik, CEO of blockchain analytics firm, Nansen, on Aug. 17. The....
Presently, the staking contract of Eth2 has become the largest holder of Ethereum. Moreover, it is compliant with ERC-20 standards and leads the other projects using the same tokens. The blockchain analytics source Nansen carries that the staking contract of Eth2 has exceeded that of WETH (Wrapped Ethereum) and is now the largest single Eher holder. Furthermore, unlike Eth, wrapped Ether meets the ERC-20 standard, making it the best ETH representation champion amidst decentralized finance projects that employ ERC-20 tokens. Related Reading | Microsoft To Fight Piracy With Ethereum,....