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What Is the Ethereum Blockchain’s Shanghai Hard Fork, and Why Does It Matter?
1.2.2023
The hard fork set for March will address staked ether withdrawals and reductions in gas fees for developers. It will open a new chapter for liquid staking in the Ethereum ecosystem
Lido Protocol Reveals Plans for Withdrawal Feature Ahead of Ethereum’s Shanghai Hard Fork
26.1.2023
While the Ethereum community prepares for the upcoming Shanghai hard fork in March, the development team for the liquid staking project Lido revealed plans to create an in-protocol withdrawal feature. Lido’s team is seeking community feedback on the proposal that would allow withdrawals after...
Ethereum’s devs place shadow fork to back ETH withdrawals
25.1.2023
In terms of having created an absolute landmark on Ethereum’s next bit of upgradation, the network’s developers have successfully positioned a shadow fork in terms of the backing of staked ETH withdrawals. Marius Van Wijden of the Go Ethereum (Geth) client mentions through a tweet that...
Ethereum devs create 'shadow fork' to test conditions for Ether withdrawals
23.1.2023
Developers are attempting to attack the forked testnet with malicious nodes to see if they can find vulnerabilities
Ethereum Developers Commence Finalizing Shanghai Upgrade ‘Shadow Fork’ for Testing and Bug Identification
23.1.2023
Ethereum developers have begun finalizing the Shanghai upgrade “shadow fork,” according to software engineer Marius van der Wijden. The “shadow fork” will serve as a testing environment for the Shanghai upgrade, allowing developers to identify bugs and any potential...
Latest Ethereum ‘Shadow Fork’ Brings Blockchain’s Shanghai Upgrade Closer to Reality
23.1.2023
The first set of testing has commenced for the much anticipated Shanghai upgrade, expected in March, that will enable staked ether withdrawals. Some minor glitches were reported
Polygon Completes Hard Fork to Reduce Gas Fee Spikes, Disruptive Reorgs
17.1.2023
The software upgrade to the Ethereum scaling project went live on Tuesday and included two proposals from December that Polygon validator teams voted to approve
Ethereum Validator Count Surpasses 500,000 Ahead of Upcoming Shanghai Hard Fork
17.1.2023
According to statistics, the number of Ethereum network validators on the Beacon chain exceeded 500,000 as of Jan. 12, 2023. The validator milestone comes as Ethereum core developers prepare for the Shanghai hard fork. Five days ago, Ethereum core developers launched a developer network environment...
How Polygon Hard Fork Will Boost Network Performance and MATIC Price
16.1.2023
The Polygon PoS chain is preparing for a significant upgrade on Jan. 17, through a hard fork aimed at improving performance and predictability. The proposed changes include reducing gas spikes and addressing chain reorganization issues that have been identified by the community and the Polygon team...
Polygon primed for hard fork aimed at reducing gas fee spikes: New details revealed
15.1.2023
Polygon told Cointelegraph that the hard fork will take effect at block 38,189,056, which will be initiated without the influence of centralized actors
Polygon Announces Upcoming Hard Fork to Address Gas Spikes and Chain Reorganizations
15.1.2023
The Ethereum scaling blockchain, Polygon, has revealed plans to initiate a hard fork on Jan. 17, 2023. According to the team, the network upgrade will “reduce the severity of gas spikes” and “address chain reorganizations (reorgs) in an effort to reduce time to finality.”...
Ethereum 'shark' accumulation, Shanghai hard fork put $2K ETH price in play
13.1.2023
Ethereum on-chain data reveals a considerable rise in the number of Ether shark addresses with weeks before its hard fork in March
Bitcoin Cash Jumps 10% Ahead of Optimistic May Hard Fork
13.1.2023
Prominent traders pointed out scheduled improvements as catalysts that may have contributed to the move
Cardano ecosystem set to expand with custom-built sidechains
13.1.2023
The toolkit will allow for creators of sidechains to choose their own consensus mechanism and other application-specific features, whilst inheriting the security of the main chain
Crypto Traders Are Already Placing Bets on Ethereum’s 'Shanghai Hard Fork'
13.1.2023
The Ethereum blockchain's "Merge" last year turned into a focus of frenzied speculation in crypto markets. Now digital-asset traders are starting to handicap various market scenarios ahead of Ethereum's next big milestone
Polygon’s Blockchain to Undergo Hard Fork
12.1.2023
The software upgrade scheduled for January 17 will address gas spikes and chain reorganization
FTX’s Exchange Token FTT Sees Mysterious Pump Amid Bankruptcy Case, SBF Fraud Charges
11.1.2023
As the FTX bankruptcy case and fraud charges against co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried continue to unfold, the value of the exchange’s token, FTX Token (FTT), has seen significant growth. Since Jan. 9, 2023, FTT has risen 28.42% and currently sits above the $1 range, following a dip below that...
Ethereum Developers Prepare to Deploy Shanghai Public Testnet, Focus on Staked Ether Withdrawals
10.1.2023
According to the Jan. 5, 2023 All Core Devs (ACD) meeting, Ethereum developers are preparing to deploy a public testnet for the highly anticipated Shanghai hard fork in February 2023, with the mainnet implementation tentatively scheduled for March. Ethereum’s core developers emphasized that...
Rewind 2022: A crypto roundup of the year and stepping into 2023
1.1.2023
While 2022 proved catastrophic for investors across traditional and crypto markets, the crypto ecosystem’s potential has shined through the cracks of inflation and centralized custody of assets
‘Ultra Sound’ Money — Simulation Shows Ethereum’s Inflation Rate Is Significantly Lower Using Proof-of-Stake
29.12.2022
Its been 105 days since Ethereum transitioned from a proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain to a proof-of-stake (PoS) network and the number of Ethereum validators is set to surpass 500,000 in 2023. According to metrics, Ethereum’s issuance rate of new coins has dropped considerably and only...