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Ethereum

Vitalik Ends Devcon Talk With Sing-Along About Failed Ethereum Ideas

Rachel Rose O'LearyOct 31, 2018

At the Devcon4 developer conference, the founder of ethereum presented the current roadmap to a more scalable network – and a song.

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Ethereum Startup Parity Adds Casper Code to Custom Blockchain Toolbox

Rachel Rose O'LearyOct 1, 2018

Parity Technologies has added an early version of ethereum's hotly anticipated Casper code change to its blockchain development platform, Substrate.

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CasperLabs Is Building a PoS Blockchain With Help from Ethereum’s Vlad Zamfir

Christine KimFeb 22, 2019

A new blockchain startup was launched today called CasperLabs. Aiming to build a proof-of-stake blockchain based upon the seminal work of Ethereum Foundation researcher Vlad Zamfir, CasperLabs has announced Zamfir as lead consensus protocol architect to the project.

Proof-of-Stake

You Won’t Have to Wait for This Ethereum Scaling Solution, It Works Now

Christine KimSep 26, 2018

Most ethereum scaling technologies are a far from completed, but OpenST says it's got a solution that's ready for the "here and now."

ASICs

Before the ‘Bomb’ Hits: Why the Race Is on to Alter Ethereum’s Economics

Rachel Rose O'LearyAug 2, 2018

At least six proposals have been recently put forth, all of which could change the economics of the ethereum blockchain if enacted.

Ethereum

Proposed Ethereum Roadmap Would Activate Its Biggest Upgrades Together

Rachel Rose O'Leary

A developer meeting Friday saw ethereum's developers discuss a proposal that would see two of its most anticipated upgrades update together.

Proof-of-Stake

Testing for Ethereum’s Coming Consensus Change Is Moving Ahead

Rachel Rose O'Leary

Less than a year since Casper was formalized, ethereum clients are starting to test a smart contract for the network's big consensus change.

Ethereum

The First Version of Ethereum’s Casper Upgrade Has Been Published

David Floyd

Posts on GitHub and Reddit suggest that momentum is building behind he change to ethereum's protocol.

Proof-of-Stake

The Economics of Ethereum’s Coming Consensus Change Are Taking Shape

Rachel Rose O'Leary

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has issued new details on his vision for proof-of-stake, ethereum's coming consensus change.

Ethereum

The Code for Ethereum’s Consensus Change Is Now Ready for Review

David Floyd

The ethereum network's transition to proof-of-stake is getting closer to reality, beginning with a hybrid system that could soon begin testing.

Ethereum

Vulnerable? Ethereum’s Casper Tech Takes Criticism at Curacao Event

Alyssa Hertig

A top computer science researcher took aim at one of ethereum's biggest expected future upgrades Friday calling it "fundamentally vulnerable."

Prices

Ethereum Price Highs Overshadow New Wave of Tech Issues

Rachel Rose O'Leary

With ether price reaching all-time-highs, fundamental issues that relate to the most basic operation of ethereum's blockchain are popping up.

Ethereum

New Code Released for Vlad Zamfir’s Ethereum ‘Casper’ Upgrade

Nikhilesh De

The Ethereum Foundation's lead developer for the Casper upgrade, Vlad Zamfir, uploaded the first version of the protocol's code to GitHub on Tuesday.

Proof-of-Stake

Ethereum Could Soon Launch Its First Casper Testnet

Rachel Rose O'Leary

An experimental consensus algorithm that's long been proposed as a pillar of the ethereum protocol could soon see its first testing.

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