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Today in Crypto: Polygon Launches Phase 0 Towards Polygon 2.0, Ripple Opens Up Liquidity Hub to Brazil & Australia
15.9.2023
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Sygnum Bank Launches ETH 2.0 Staking – Business Unit Head Says ‘Staking Is a Core Element for Portfolios’
7.7.2021
The Switzerland-based bank Sygnum revealed on Tuesday that the firm now allows Ethereum 2.0 staking. The FINMA-approved company’s customers can access the Ethereum-based staking services via Sygnum’s banking platform. Sygnum’s Banking Platform Offers Ethereum 2.0 Staking Last...
Cryptonews Rewind 2020: Q4 - ETH 2.0 Phase 0, BTC Rally, Ripple & Ledger Troubles
31.12.2020
Here is what happened in the Cryptoworld in the last quarter of this year:
Total crypto market capitalization in Q4
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Total crypto market capitalization in 2020
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October
And thus the final quarter of the year begun.
The news hit the Cryptoverse: three owners of BitMEX and five related...
First Validator Gets 'Slashed' Just Day After Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 Launch
3.12.2020
Though the heavier penalties are supposed to be easily avoided, just a day after the launch of the first phase of Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0), the first validator has been 'slashed'.
According to BeaconScan.com, since the Phase 0 launched on December 1, one validator was already slashed...
Ethereum 2.0's Phase 0 Goes Live 'Successfully'
1.12.2020
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The first of Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0) is now live, with the team behind it describing its launch as successful.
At 12 UTC today, per the Ethereum Foundation livestream and Beaconcha.in's genesis dashboard, the first phase has been launched. The Slot 1, the first that...
Ethereum 2.0 Journey in 3½ Phases Is About to Start With Phase 0
30.11.2020
The long-awaited, much-discussed second iteration of the Ethereum (ETH) network is slated to take an important step on December 1. It will not actually fully roll-out at once - instead, the very first day of December will see the first of its phases, laying the basis on which the rest will...
Ethereum Surges As Whales Accomplish ETH 2.0 Phase 0 Mission
24.11.2020
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Ehtereum (ETH) whales alongside smaller stakers have managed to send all the required ether to the ETH 2.0 deposit contract, allowing to launch Phase 0 on December 1 and extending the ETH rally.
At the time of writing (04:50 UTC), there are ETH 574,880 (USD 356m) sent to...
LiquidStake set to unlock liquidity for Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 stakers
11.11.2020
The solution is centralized, but time is pressing
Launching Ethereum 2 Phase 0 On December 1 is an 'Uphill Battle'
10.11.2020
Judging by the speed ethereum (ETH) is being staked in the recently launched Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0) deposit contract, the Phase 0 would not be launched before January. Still, some members of the ETH community hope that the validators will pour in with the genesis time nearing, while others still...
ETH 2.0 Scheduled for December, Vitalik Deposits $1.4M Worth of Ether Into Phase 0 Contract
7.11.2020
This December the cryptocurrency community may see the first introductory phase of the highly anticipated Ethereum 2.0 consensus change. On Wednesday, the Ethereum Foundation published ETH 2.0 specifications explaining how the genesis phase will be invoked. Moreover, on November 5, Ethereum’s...
Should I Stake or Should I Trade? Ethereurm Phase 0 Face Tough Dilemma
5.11.2020
Following the Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0) deposit contract launch announcement yesterday, 3.62% of the needed ETH has been already staked in the contract, while some are questioning how smart is it to lock away ETH 32 (USD 12,808) for years.
Fuelled by the news, ETH rallied from USD 383 to over USD...
Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 Slated For December 1, ETH Rallies
4.11.2020
First of Ethereum (ETH) 2.0 phases - Phase 0 - just got a more specific date as the protocol’s deposit contract went live today, fuelling ETH price.
The second version of ETH is now scheduled to launch the genesis block of its Beacon Chain on December 1, developers announced today.
"To trigger...
Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract May Come in Days & Phase 0 in December
20.10.2020
First of Ethereum (ETH) 2.0 phases - Phase 0 - seems to be nearing, possibly arriving at the end of this year, as the protocol’s deposit contract is said to be ready for launch any day now.
The upcoming deposit contract is a much-anticipated, one of the final steps towards the Phase 0 rollout,...
Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 Medalla Testnet Goes Live
4.8.2020
What is being called the final multi-client testnet before Phase 0, or the Beacon Chain, of Ethereum (ETH) 2.0 has been launched. The team behind it calls it a success but doesn't seem to be completely satisfied with its start.
The testnet, Medalla, is running nominally, with a few expected missed...
Phase 0 of Ethereum 2.0 Has Another Possible Launch Date - November
21.7.2020
Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0), or Serenity, is "well on track" for a launch later this year, according to Afri Schoedon, release manager at blockchain infrastructure company Parity Technologies and ex-Ethereum developer - and unless there is a critical problem found, there is no reason to push...
Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 is 'On track' With 0 Deadlines
13.5.2020
A recent mistake by Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum (ETH), confirmed that Phase 0 of Ethereum's next version, Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0) will not launch this July, but it might happen in Q3.
Buterin appeared at the CoinDesk’s Consensus: Distributed conference this Monday, where he replied...
Multi-Client Testnet for Ethereum 2.0 is Live, Bringing Phase 0 Closer
28.4.2020
Coders from Prysm and Lighthouse have released a multi-client testnet for Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0), as a vital step in the process towards Phase 0 (the beacon chain).
The news was announced by Afri Schoeden, release manager at blockchain infrastructure company Parity Technologies and ex-Ethereum...
ETH 2.0 Phase 0 Reviewed by Auditers, with Attack Vector Warnings
26.3.2020
Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0) (aka Serenity) has left its auditors satisfied, though critical issues have been pointed out.
Working with the Ethereum 2.0 team, security consultant Least Authority reviewed Ethereum's network update to Proof of Stake (PoS) from Proof of Work (PoW), specifically its upcoming...
Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 'Certainly' Coming This Year, Deadline Unknown
6.2.2020
Ethereum 2.0 developers are sure that the Phase 0 of the network’s upgrade will be launched this year.
Ethereum's major network upgrade, Ethereum 2.0 (a.k.a. Serenity), should be rolled out in phases, the first of which is Phase 0. The upgrade will bring, among other things, sharding...