The Shanghai Upgrade is an update to Ethereum that will introduce the ability for users to withdraw ETH they have previously staked on the network as well as any staking rewards they have earned. As a fundamental change to the Ethereum network, Shanghai will be implemented as a hard fork. Validators are users (also known as nodes) of Ethereum who create blocks and verify that the blocks and transactions are correct on the network. To ensure they are acting honestly, they put up a stake of 32...
Read More »Ethereum Classic has Successfully Completed the Atlantis Hard Fork
Photo: ShutterstockEthereum Classic has completed its long-awaited hard fork named Atlantis. The network hard forked at block height 8,772,000 and implemented new upgrades to the blockchain.The #EthereumClassic network successfully upgraded today on block 8,772,000. This upgrade, nicknamed “Atlantis”, includes features on #SpuriousDragon and #Byzantium EIPs from the #Ethereum blockchain.https://t.co/lKHgphlNU9 via @MyEtherplan— Ethereum Classic (@eth_classic) September 12, 2019As Coindesk...
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