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The smart contract that will trigger the first phase of Ethereum’s most ambitious upgrade yet has nearly accrued enough funds to activate.The Ethereum 2.0 deposit contract currently holds 385,440 ($231 million) of the requisite 524,288 ETH required to activate Ethereum 2.0’s beacon chain, the central nervous system of the completely
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Bitcoin gained Wednesday while Ethereum 2.0 staking has been ramping up.Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $15,694 as of 21:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET). Gaining 2.6% over the previous 24 hours.Bitcoin’s 24-hour range: $15,293-$15,973BTC above its 10-day and 50-day moving averages, a bullish signal for market technicians.Bitcoin trading on Bitstamp since Nov.
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After going live last week, the deposit contract for Ethereum’s 2.0 upgrade now holds over 50k ETH – 10% of the threshold needed to activate the watershed update.This deposit contract is the cornerstone of the Ethereum 2.0 update and serves as a bridge for the migration Ethereum network away from
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Will an active secondary market emerge for ether (ETH) locked into Ethereum 2.0’s deposit contract? That’s the question on the tip of most every trader’s tongue Wednesday after the release of the deposit contract by the Ethereum Foundation. As of press time, that contract holds some 5,000 ETH worth $2 million.Launching
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After a strong drop earlier this week, Ethereum finally gained some strength on Wednesday. The price of the
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Predictive markets rollicked with U.S. ballot counting. Two more crypto payments cards are expected to market. Nearly $1 billion worth of BTC moved from a long-dormant wallet potentially connected with the shuttered Silk Road exchange. Top shelfStaking beginsEthereum 2.0’s deposit contract is now live, as of 15:00 UTC. According to developer
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Ethereum 2.0’s deposit contract is now live, heralding the imminent unveiling of the “world computer’s” second act.Released at 15:00 UTC, according to developer Afri Schoedon, the deposit contract is the first physical implementation of Eth 2.0 for everyday users. The deposit contract acts as a bridge between the forthcoming proof-of-stake
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The launch of Ethereum 2.0 (ETH2 or Serenity) has long been expected. It was first slated to arrive
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The Tron blockchain halted creation and execution of blocks due to a “malicious contract” against a super representative on Nov. 2, according to multiple reports.First reported by Crypto Briefing, the smart contract blockchain halted block production at 10:00 UTC for some two hours, according to Reddit users. The event is notable
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The Ethereum 2.0 deposit contract is a few weeks away at least, according to Ethereum Foundation researcher Danny Ryan.Speaking Thursday on the Bankless podcast, Ryan said the deposit contract won’t go live until it receives a thumbs up on an audit of a critical crypto library, BLST, performed by cryptography
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