After publication of this article, the deposit contract file was confirmed by an Ethereum Foundation blog. "We're all excited," Ethereum 2.0 researcher Danny Ryan told CoinDesk in an October email.

The Ethereum Foundation had previously set a soft launch date for Dec. 1, assuming the deposit contract saw 524,288 ETH staked by Nov. 24. It hit the target with hours to spare, after more than ...

After going live last week, 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. This deposit contract is the ...

Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 has now been formalized for launch at some time around Dec. 1. The deposit contract is live and can collect the necessary funds to trigger staking. An update by the Ethereum ...

However, a significant injection of ETH (the cryptocurrency underpinning the network) into the Ethereum 2.0 deposit contract in the final week saw the necessary 524,000 ETH threshold reached with ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The long-awaited Ethereum (ETH) update, known as “the merge,” is finally here. “And we finalized! Happy merge, all.

Ethereum 2.0 was an upgrade to the Ethereum blockchain. It consisted of three core steps, two of which were completed. The third step was deemed no longer necessary as other technology was ...

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 ...

Editorial Note: Forbes Advisor may earn a commission on sales made from partner links on this page, but that doesn't affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The long-awaited Ethereum (ETH ...

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 ...