#Beacon chain News

ETH 2.0 could undergo its first Hardfork

HF1 of the Latest Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain Set in Motion

February 16, 2021 by Wayne Jones at Ethereum

A proposal published on Monday by Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum co-founder, noted that the Beacon Chain might be undergoing its first hard fork judgment. Presenting The HF1 Hard Fork The hard fork will be known as HF1 for now and would allow developers to roll out critical upgrades to Beacon Chain. ...

To Run an Eth2 Validator Node Now Costs $38,200

January 7, 2021 by Dalmas Ngetich at Altcoins

Individuals and firms eager to operate an Eth2 full node, sync with the Beacon chain, and participate in official ETH staking must now part with nearly $38,500 to qualify if spot rates on Jan 7 leads. ETH Prices Have Nearly Doubled A Month after Eth2 Phase 0 Launch Launched on...

Ethereum Is Ready for ETH Staking, Eth2 Rollout Starts from Dec 1

November 4, 2020 by Dalmas Ngetich at Ethereum

After months, the Ethereum Foundation has officially announced the deposit contract date for Eth2 Phase 0, specifying the genesis event of the Beacon Chain mainnet in an update on Nov 4. Deposit Contract Date for Beacon Chain Mainnet Announced According to Danny Ryan, one of the lead developers, Phase 0 will be...

Prysmatic Labs Releases the First Ethereum 2.0 Web User Interface

October 12, 2020 by Dalmas Ngetich at Ethereum

Prysmatic Labs, the team behind the Prysm client and the builder of the technical infrastructures in the Ethereum blockchain, has released the first iteration of the Eth2 web user interface on GitHub as per an update on Oct 12. ETH2 User Interface is Out In a notice, Prysmatic Labs is ,...

Almost 2 Million ETH Staked on Testnet Ahead of Ethereum 2.0

September 29, 2020 by Shaurya Malwa at Ethereum

Data from testnet blockchain explorer beaconcha.in, shows more than 60,000 validator hubs have been enacted on the ETH 2.0 Medalla testnet, where they have altogether marked almost 2 million testnet ETH. ETH Staking Frenzy ahead of the Upgrade The Ethereum Beacon Chain works towards maintaining a set of nodes as...

Proof of Stake's Claim to Fame Could Stretch Beyond Ethereum

Ethereum Foundation is Building a Security Team for ETH 2.0 Rollout

August 3, 2020 by Shaurya Malwa at Ethereum

A security team has been set up to handle any security issues ahead of Ethereum’s staking upgrade, a developer said Sunday. Bolstering Security The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is not taking any chances when it comes to the much-awaited ETH 2.0 launch. The protocol has been delayed numerous times (it remains...

Raiden Network’s Alderaan Beta Launched on the Ethereum Mainnet Ahead of the Beacon Chain

May 27, 2020 by Dalmas Ngetich at Ethereum

On May 26, 2020, the Beta version of Raiden Network’s Alderaan was launched on the Ethereum mainnet. In an announcement made through GitHub, this version follows up on the Red Eye release and introduces monitoring services, path-finding services, and mediation fees. There is no news on Atomic Swaps. As a...

Ethereum’s Mui Glacier Hard Fork Goes Live with 90 Percent Community Support

Ethereum Update: Funding and Development Roadmap

May 23, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Ethereum, News

With incredibly ambitious projects in the pipeline, the Ethereum Foundation has released its spring update, on May 21, 2019, to provide insight as to how the money will be spent and which functional areas will be targeted. The Ethereum Foundation is the resource allocator that helps smaller teams come together to...

What is the Ethereum Beacon Chain?

November 19, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Business, Ethereum, News, Platform

Ever since Vitalik Buterin and other co-founders launched Ethereum in 2014, the problem of scalability has always been part of the conversation, with Ethereum developers all in agreement that a period of theoretical problem-solving leads to the challenge of developing an "Ethereum 2.0," which solves the scaling problem and delivers...