Ethereum 2.0


Tech

Researcher Hopes Cosmos-Style 'Checkpoint' Could Fix Ethereum's Data Problem

The “ReGenesis” proposal by Ethereum researcher Alexey Akhunov would “nuke” the state for certain nodes. It might just fix the network’s growing data issue.

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Finance

ConsenSys Spins Up Staking Service in Anticipation of Ethereum 2.0

Ethereum development house ConsenSys is being backed by heavy hitters like Binance and Huobi to test its new “staking-as-a-service” offering.

ConsenSys founder Joe Lubin speaks at Devcon 5 in Osaka, Japan, October 2019. (ConsenSys)

Markets

Stablecoins Push Ethereum's Transaction Count to Highest Since July 2019

Ethereum’s transaction counts have surged by 72% since mid-February

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Markets

Marketing Ethereum 2.0 and Herding Cats With Hudson Jameson

CoinDesk's Nolan Baurle speaks with the Ethereum Foundation's Hudson Jameson about private transactions, client improvements, dealing with FUD on Ethereum and more.

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Tech

'95% Confidence': Ethereum Developers Pencil In July 2020 for Eth 2.0 Launch

Ethereum’s next system-wide upgrade, Eth 2.0, won’t launch in Q2 2020 as expected, but researchers remain confident the initial network parameters will deploy in 2020. Anything less would be considered a “failure,” they said.

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

5 Takeaways on Ethereum 2.0 From Vitalik's 'Beast Mode' Blog Posts

Vitalik Buterin has outlined five steps for the roll-out of Ethereum 2.0 in early 2020.

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Markets

From Cardano to Ethereum, 2020 Could Be Deciding Year for Proof-of-Stake

Two of the industry’s most hotly anticipated PoS networks are scheduled to (re)launch in Q1.

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Markets

'Phase Zero' of a New Ethereum Blockchain Could Go Live Next January

Ethereum may begin transitioning to its next-generation, proof-of-stake blockchain model at the beginning of next year – pending more tests, that is.

Vitalik Buterin at DEVCON 2018

Markets

Beacon Chain Contracts: A New Way to Deploy Dapps on Ethereum 2.0

A new proposal by founder of ethereum Vitalik Buterin suggests a new paradigm for decentralized application deployment on ethereum 2.0.

Vitalik Buterin at DEVCON 2018

Markets

Staking, Ethereum’s Mining Alternative, Will Be Profitable – But Barely

The new miners of ethereum 2.0 are expected to make a small but positive profit for creating new blocks and validating transactions on the network.

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