On Oct. 19, 2021, a group of top-tier cryptocurrency researchers shared three scenarios of how Ethereum 2.0’s proof-of-stake (PoS) design could be attacked. EF’s Danny Ryan is sure that The Merge will not …
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Ethereum 2.0 (ETH) to upgrade successfully
The almost exactly one year old Ethereum 2.0 Proof of Stake (PoS) Beacon chain has upgraded for the first time ever. “Altair has activated successfully!” – said Preston Van Loon, …
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Ethereum 2.0’s staking contract becomes largest ETH holder
Recently, the Ethereum network reached a new staking milestone. On Aug. 17, the Ethereum 2.0 staking contract became the single largest holder of Ether, surpassing Wrapped Ether (WETH). According to data …
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Polygon (MATIC) makes the case for scaling solutions after Ethereum 2.0
The Ethereum community is hoping that the launch of its London hard fork upgrade will answer the daunting issues surrounding the network’s high gas fees with the implementation of EIP-1559. …
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Swiss bank Sygnum to launch Ethereum 2.0 staking
Sygnum, a Swiss-based bank, has recently revealed that it will begin offering customers access to Ethereum 2.0 staking through its banking platform. This would make the bank the first bank to offer …
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Over 100K ETH staked in Ethereum 2.0 in a single day
The total amount of ETH staked ahead of the upcoming Ethereum 2.0 upgrade has grown significantly and will likely continue to increase as the launch date draws closer. Data from CryptoQuant …
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Merging Devnet with Ethereum 2.0 Completed Successfully
The first full Proof of Stake (PoS) communication between different ethereum clients has completed successfully following the one day devnet dubbed Steklo. Teku, Lighthouse, Nimbus and Prysm took part from …
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Ethereum (ETH) Berlin Upgrade Includes Fixes to Tackle Gas Price Problem
The update comes at a time when the price of Ethereum (ETH) is relatively stable, hovering around $2,000 over the past weeks, and the amount of staked ETH reaches over $6 …
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Messari Analyst: Ether will be well equipped to topple Bitcoin after ETH 2.0 upgrade
A Messari analyst specialized in Crypto Assets Investment Research has predicted the toppling of Bitcoin by Ethereum sooner rather than later especially with the launching of Ethereum’s ETH 2.0 upgrade. Ryan Watkins, in a …
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Eth2 transition to accelerate amid rumblings of a miner rebellion
Ethereum’s developers appear to be hastening the network’s shift toward Proof-of-Stake consensus and away from the Proof-of-Work mining community. On March 11, developer “Mikhail Kalinin” published specifications for Eth2’s future blockchain merge …
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