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The Beacon Chain, the backbone of Ethereum's future Proof-of-Stake network, is now live.

The biggest update in Ethereum’s history will officially begin its first phase on Dec. 1 when the Ethereum 2.0's Beacon chain goes live.

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CoinDesk just snagged a front-row seat to a seminal event in the crypto industry. Ticket price: 32 ETH.

The smart contract required for triggering Ethereum 2.0 has enough funds to begin activation of its most ambitious upgrade yet.

The smart contract required for triggering Ethereum 2.0 has nearly accrued enough funds to activate the momentous upgrade.

The deposit contract for Ethereum’s 2.0 upgrade now holds over 50,000 ETH – 10% of the threshold needed to activate the watershed update.

Exchanges may consider markets for “Beacon chain ether” – that is, ether that’s been staked in the Ethereum 2.0 deposit contract.

Ethereum 2.0’s deposit contract is now live, heralding the imminent unveiling of the "world computer's" second act.