Ethereum 2.0

What might a bear-market Merge mean for Ethereum? (Christopher Sweet/EyeEm/Getty Images)
What Impact Will a Bear-Market Merge Have on Ethereum?
As crypto tumbles, Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum’s shift to proof-of-stake will happen in August.
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FTX US Debuts Stock Trading, Ethereum on Track to Merge in June
The most valuable crypto stories for Thursday, May 19, 2022.
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Will a Proof-of-Stake Ethereum Lead to More Centralization?
Lido’s staking protocol now holds 33% of all staked ether.
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Ronin Attack Shows Cross-Chain Crypto Is a ‘Bridge’ Too Far
Last week’s $625 million exploit of the Axie Infinity sidechain underscores the risks of sacrificing decentralization for scale, Ethereum boosters say.
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10M Ether Now Locked on Eth 2.0 Staking Contract
The landmark figure represents over $26 billion worth of the asset at current prices.
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The Promise of 'Stateless Ethereum'
The introduction of stateless clients should make running an Ethereum node easier than ever, leading to true decentralization and resilience of the network.
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Ethereum Foundation's Danny Ryan on the Death of Proof-of-Work
Ethereum Foundation’s Danny Ryan on the Death of Proof-of-Work
Christine Lee speaks to Ethereum Foundation Researcher Danny Ryan at ETHDenver 2022. Ryan weighs in on the challenges of transitioning into Ethereum 2.0, the fate of proof-of-...
Ethereum Foundation's Danny Ryan on the Death of Proof-of-Work

Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Explains Why He's Against Canada Invoking Emergencies Act and Blacklisting Crypto Wallets of Protesters
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Explains Why He’s Against Canada Invoking Emergencies Act and Blacklisting Crypto Wallets of Protesters
CoinDesk’s Christine Lee speaks to Vitalik Buterin about the challenges of transitioning into Ethereum 2.0, gas fees, layer 1 competitions as well as his views on the Canadian...
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Explains Why He's Against Canada Invoking Emergencies Act and Blacklisting Crypto Wallets of Protesters

The registration line for ETHDenver stretches down the block on Thursday, February 17, 2022 (David Z. Morris/CoinDesk)
ETHDenver Shows Not All Crypto Communities Are the Same
In a day focused on reforming economics and society, ETHheads discussed "public goods," Schelling Points and how DAOs can return power to the people.
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Why Ethereum Users Tolerate Exorbitant Gas Fees
Ethereum is an expensive smart contract blockchain – but it's worth the cost, according to Konstantin Anissimov.
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