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Ethereum validator cashes in 689 ETH from MEV-Boost relay
10.4.2023
The 689 Ether, worth nearly $1.3 million, is the largest reward received since the 691 Ether reward on March 20 paid to Lido
‘Withdrawals are coming!’ — Ethereum devs confirm epoch for Shapella fork
29.3.2023
Shapella will take effect at epoch 194,048, which is scheduled for 10:27:35pm UTC on April 12
Ethereum Upgrade to Implement Beacon Chain Withdrawals Scheduled for April 12
16.3.2023
During the Execution Layer Meeting streamed on March 16, 2023, Ethereum developers announced that the blockchain is scheduled to upgrade on April 12, in 27 days. The upgrade, known as the Shanghai-Capella upgrade or Shapella, will include the implementation of Beacon chain push withdrawals. This...
Breaking: Shanghai upgrade executed on testnet but not without issues
14.3.2023
Ethereum validators are now one step away from being able to unstake their Ether from the Beacon Chain
Only 0.04% of Ethereum validators have been slashed since 2020, says core dev
23.2.2023
Only 226 validators have been slashed since Ethereum staking began, with 75 of those coming from one single event in Feb. 2021
Ethereum’s Transition to Proof-of-Stake Yields Deflationary Results
20.2.2023
After the transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS), Ethereum’s annual issuance rate has been reduced to negative 0.057%, according to statistics 158 days after The Merge. The metrics indicate that more ethereum tokens have been removed than issued, and if the chain were...
Ethereum Liquid Staking Trend Continues to Swell; 5 Platforms Control 97% of Market
7.2.2023
As of Feb. 7, 2023, the value locked in 11 Ethereum-based liquid staking protocols has risen above $11 billion, with Lido, Coinbase, and Rocket Pool recording 4-10% gains over the past month. Lido holds more than 73% of the total value locked (TVL) out of the 6.87 million ether held by the...
Ethereum Plans ‘Shapella’ Transition on Zhejiang Testnet — Dev Insists ‘Withdrawals are Coming’
6.2.2023
Ethereum core developers plan to activate the “Shapella” transition through the Zhejiang public testnet on Feb. 7, 2023, according to Tim Beiko of the Ethereum Foundation. If successful, Beiko said the Sepolia testnet could follow two days later, followed by the Goerli testnet....
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...
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...
Polygon Founder Unveils Web3 Accelerator Beacon
20.12.2022
The accelerator helps connect founders with potential investors
Ethereum’s Shanghai Hard Fork Could Happen in March 2023, ETH Dev Says Staking Withdrawals Is the ‘Highest Priority’
9.12.2022
According to a recent Ethereum Core development meeting on Dec. 8, developers disclosed that the next Ethereum hard fork, called Shanghai, could be implemented by March 2023. It’s been suggested that the Shanghai hard fork will be able to manage the network’s staked ethereum...
Binance-Backed Blockchain Completes Hard Fork to Mitigate Future Cross-Chain Bridge Hacks
12.10.2022
The Bnb Smart Chain commenced the blockchain’s hard fork on October 12, at block height 22,107,423, in order to add a security patch to “mitigate the cross-chain infrastructure between [the] Beacon Chain and Smart Chain.” Binance and the Bnb Smart Chain suspended withdrawals...
Beacon Pines: The Kotaku Review
22.9.2022
Beacon Pines is the tragic story of a pair of young (animal) children who fall afoul of some nefarious characters working out of an old abandoned factory. It’s also the story of those same children attempting to investigate these peculiar goings-on, until they uncover secrets that lead to their...
The Ethereum Merge is completed: Here's what's next
15.9.2022
Ethereum's long-awaited Merge with the Beacon Chain is complete — here's what the long-term roadmap for the continued development of the protocol looks like
Breaking: Historic day for crypto as Ethereum Merge to proof-of-stake occurs
15.9.2022
The Ethereum proof-of-stake consensus mechanism will cut energy consumption by a massive 99.95% compared to the proof-of-work system
Ethereum Devs Successfully Complete Merge Shadow Fork With No ‘Client Incompatibility Issues’
10.9.2022
Next week or roughly around four days from now, The Merge is expected to be implemented and Ethereum will transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS). According to Ethereum developers, prior to the Paris upgrade, programmers successfully completed the 13th and last shadow fork....
Koinly Explains How The Ethereum Merge Could Affect Your Crypto Taxes
7.9.2022
The Ethereum Merge is shaping up to be the biggest event in the crypto space in over five years, and that could mean some significant impacts on your crypto portfolio. We know that sometime between September 10th and 20th, the Merge will take place, resulting in the Proof of Stake “Beacon...
Ethereum Implements Bellatrix — Network’s Upcoming Paris Upgrade to Trigger The Merge, Validator Block Production
6.9.2022
The blockchain network Ethereum has officially activated the Bellatrix upgrade, the final change before The Merge, the highly anticipated transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS). Bellatrix was successfully codified into the codebase at epoch 144,896 on the Beacon chain...
Can Ethereum Out-Engineer the Censors by 'Shuttering' the Beacon Chain?
31.8.2022
Ethereum’s developers are realizing censorship is not a problem that can just be coded away. This piece is originally from Valid Points, CoinDesk's weekly newsletter, breaking down Ethereum’s evolution and its impact on crypto markets