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Blast Hits $1.1B in Deposits More Than a Month Before It's Due to Go Live
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Dec 28, 2023 at 10:18 a.m. UTC
Dec 28, 2023
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Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Tops $5.5B in Staked Ether
The amount deposited represents 2.67% of Ethereum’s total supply.
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Feb 12, 2021 at 6:07 p.m. UTC
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Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain Goes Live as 'World Computer' Begins Long-Awaited Overhaul
The Beacon Chain, the backbone of Ethereum's future Proof-of-Stake network, is now live.
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Dec 1, 2020 at 12:01 p.m. UTC
Dec 1, 2020
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Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Secures Enough Funds to Launch
The smart contract required for triggering Ethereum 2.0 has enough funds to begin activation of its most ambitious upgrade yet.
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Nov 24, 2020 at 2:46 a.m. UTC
Nov 24, 2020
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Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Tops $22.5M One Week After Launch
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.
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Colin Harper
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Nov 10, 2020 at 10:24 p.m. UTC
Nov 10, 2020
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FTX Looking to List ‘Beacon Chain’ Ether as Deposit Contract Goes Live
Exchanges may consider markets for “Beacon chain ether” – that is, ether that’s been staked in the Ethereum 2.0 deposit contract.
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William Foxley
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Nov 4, 2020 at 10:23 p.m. UTC
Nov 4, 2020
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Ethereum 2.0 Countdown Begins With Release of Deposit Contract
Ethereum 2.0’s deposit contract is now live, heralding the imminent unveiling of the "world computer's" second act.
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William Foxley
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Nov 4, 2020 at 3:38 p.m. UTC
Nov 4, 2020
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Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Release Kicked Back Until November
Researchers are waiting on a final audit of a critical crypto library before releasing the deposit contract, Ethereum Foundation researcher Danny Ryan said.
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William Foxley
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Oct 23, 2020 at 7:42 p.m. UTC
Oct 23, 2020
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