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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 deposit contract to launch this week: ConsenSys dev
20.10.2020
An Ethereum 2.0 developer predicts the protocol’s deposit contract will be released in a matter of days, and that ETH 2.0 staking will go live this year
Money Reimagined: How Ethereum 2.0’s ‘Lock Up’ Will Drive DeFi Innovation
16.10.2020
As Ethereum's 2.0 upgrade locks up serious ether volume, we're likely to see financial ideas that unlock value without undermining mission
Will a Sharded Ethereum Be Flexible Enough for Decentralized Finance?
13.10.2020
Over the past year composability has become a very real competitive advantage for DeFi. Will Ethereum's upcoming overhaul threaten it?
Blockchain Bites: G20’s CBDC Rules, Ethereum 2.0’s Tests, Blockchain’s $1.7T Boost
13.10.2020
PricewaterhouseCoopers thinks blockchain will add $1.7 trillion to the global economy while the G20 mulls CBDCs
Second Ethereum 2.0 launch rehearsal puts it on track for 2020 release
12.10.2020
No participation issues this time as much fewer bugs are reported
It’s Time to Launch the Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain
12.10.2020
We've spent the last nine months testing the life out of this thing. It's time to stake our ideas, money and time on the line
Ethereum miners made 450K ETH from high network fees during DeFi peak
11.10.2020
On-chain data shows Ethereum miners saw a 39% surge in revenue as fees soared during the DeFi craze
The Potential Ripple Effects of Ethereum 2.0, Explained
10.10.2020
CoinDesk’s Christine Kim spoke to colleagues Michael J. Casey and Aaron Stanley about the most compelling and under-discussed topics about Ethereum 2.0 headlining next week’s conference
Ethereum Is Manhattan and Everyone Is Moving to the Suburbs
9.10.2020
As things stand, only the most liquid, hyperconnected protocols will be able to thrive on Ethereum. That's why many protocols are heading to the "suburbs."
Confessions of a Sharding Skeptic
4.10.2020
CoinDesk spoke with developers about the kinks in Ethereum 2.0's sharding-based scaling approach that still need to be worked out
ETH 2.0 represents a material risk to Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust, says SEC filing
3.10.2020
The uncertainties outlined in the document may offer significant insights for Grayscale's investors
Ethereum 2.0 ‘Dress Rehearsal’ Gets a Second Shot With Zinken Testnet
1.10.2020
Developers will take a second whack at a final Ethereum 2.0 testnet after the first, Spadina, failed due to “critical peering issues.”
SingulatityNET set to ditch Ethereum for Cardano citing speed and cost issues
1.10.2020
This potential move will swap the native AGI token from ERC20 to Cardano
Launch rehearsal for Ethereum 2.0 ‘90% successful’ despite participation issues
29.9.2020
Participation is low once again, but it doesn't seem to matter
Ethereum 2.0 Developers Launch Spadina, a Three-Day Practice Testnet
29.9.2020
Ethereum testnet Spadina gives developers one more crack at practicing with Eth 2.0’s deposit contract before the real deal arrives
The One-Way ETH ‘Burn’ That Will Kick-Start Ethereum 2.0
26.9.2020
With final preparations for the launch of Ethereum 2.0 soon to be underway, CoinDesk's Christine Kim spoke with Developers Raul Jordan and Eduardo Antuña Díez about what's left to do and what comes next
The ‘Hot Swap’ Plan to Switch Ethereum to Proof-of-Stake Explained
19.9.2020
With Ethereum 2.0's much-anticipated move to Proof-of-Stake getting closer, CoinDesk Research Analyst Christine Kim spoke with Ethereum developer Danny Ryan and Liz Steininger, CEO of blockchain security company Least Authority on what users and investors should expect
What Is DeFi?
18.9.2020
DeFi is short for "decentralized finance," an umbrella term for Ethereum and blockchain applications geared toward disrupting financial intermediaries
A Day in the Life of an Ethereum 2.0 Validator
12.9.2020
With Ethereum 2.0's much anticipated move to Proof-of-Stake getting closer, CoinDesk Research Analyst Christine Kim spoke with Ben Edgington and Vijay Michalik on what would-be validators need to know