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Ethereum PoW Proponents Vow to Abolish EIP-1559

Proponents of the Ethereum fork are gearing up to eliminate the pivotal EIP-1559. An Ethereum miner, which gained allies from many prominent figures and firms in the industry, has now published an open letter to the community. The Twitter account of the proposed chain-split fork – EthereumPoW –  said that the once “almighty” Ethereum Foundation has abandoned “decentralization” as part of its missions as the transition towards proof-of-stake (PoS) neared. Goals In a long...

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Ethereum Merge: Ethereum-Preis 3000?

In der Ethereum-Community fiebert man dem Merge entgegen. In der Folge wird hierdurch die aktuelle Ethereum-Blockchain mit der Beacon-Chain verschmolzen. Das Ergebnis daraus ist, dass Ethereum in Zukunft nicht mehr auf die Leistung von den Minern angewiesen ist. Das bei Anlegern beliebte Staking wird ab diesem Zeitpunkt eingeführt. Durch die Validatoren wird ab diesem Zeitpunkt die Sicherung des Netzwerks übernommen. Jeder Validator wird 32 Ether benötigen. Ausserdem braucht man das...

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New Milestones for Ethereum as Ropsten Public Testnet Merge Date Revealed

Earlier this week, a pull request was submitted by an Ethereum DevOps engineer for the Ropsten testnet Merge configuration code that can be seen in the GitHub repository. For the uninitiated, the Ropsten testnet was created by Ethereum Foundation nearly five years ago and is considered one of the best replicas for the Ethereum blockchain. The Merge The merge, which marks the end of the PoW-style architecture, will essentially combine the two layers in a single PoS-based...

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ETH 2.0 Deposit Contract Passes 10% of Total Supply

In anticipation of Ethereum’s upgrade to proof of stake, over 10% of ETH’s supply has been sent into the Ethereum 2.0 deposit contract. That’s over $35 billion in staked value at current prices. According to Etherscan, exactly 12,334,098 ETH is generating income through the contract at the time of writing. By comparison, ETH’s total supply is estimated at about 120,642,170 ETH. The smart contract involves staking ETH on the Beacon chain – the future “spine” of the Ethereum...

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75% of New Stakers on Lido Finance Joined via Staking Project in Past Month

Staking on Beacon Chain has been booming due to the much-awaited Ethereum Merge despite delays. A major chunk of new stakers on the consensus layer have done so using Lido Finance. In the latest blog post, the project revealed that 75% of new stakers on the Beacon chain who joined in the last 30 days had utilized the staking protocol. Centralization Concerns With the Ethereum Merge approaching, staking on the Beacon Chain has intensified as expected. According to Lido, the...

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Ethereum Launches First Mainnet Shadow Fork in Preparation for Merge 

As Ethereum approaches its long-awaited transition to proof of stake, developers have launched the mainnet’s first “shadow fork”. Its purpose is to stress-test existing assumptions about testnests and the mainnet. Preparing for the Merge According to Ethereum Foundation Developer Parithosh Jayanthi, the fork adds merge related fields to the configs of existing testnets. “In doing so, we essentially inherit the state/txs of the canonical testnet,” he tweeted on Friday. Through...

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Geld verdienen mit Bitcoin #1: Bitfinex Staking-Programm

Geld verdienen mit Bitcoin #1: Passives Einkommen Mit einem Gründungsjahr von 2012 zählt Bitfinex weltweit zu den ältesten und wichtigsten Kryptowährungsbörsen. Dank der langjährigen Erfahrung, konnte sie ihre starke Marktposition über die Jahre kontinuierlich ausbauen. Nach regelmäßigen Kursanstiegen in der letzten Zeit, ruft sie sich nun durch die Einführung eines eigenen Staking Reward Programms ins Leben. Dabei erhalten Kunden, die aktuell vier...

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This is Why Mark Cuban is ‘Very Bullish’ on Ethereum 2.0

The American billionaire Mark Cuban is excited about Ethereum’s shift from a proof of work model to proof of stake for two key reasons. He believes the so-called Merge will significantly cut the protocol’s energy consumption, and it could turn Ether into a deflationary asset. ‘I’m Very Bullish’ This summer, Ethereum is expected to change its infrastructure from the energy-intensive mining model PoW to PoS, making the blockchain protocol less harmful to the environment. Many...

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Over 2 Million ETH (Worth $6 Billion) Burned Since EIP-1559 Launch

Ethereum has officially burned more than two million ETH via the EIP-1559 upgrade implemented last year. The biggest on-chain gas burner on the Ethereum network is the leading NFT marketplace OpenSea, followed by ETH transfers. Other gas guzzlers include Uniswap, StrongBlock, Tether, etc. Ethereum Burning According to the latest stats in Watch the Burn, the Ethereum network has destroyed over 2 million ETH, meaning nearly $6 billion were removed from circulation of the...

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Major Milestone: Over 10 Million ETH Staked in Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract

The deposit contract for staking on Beacon chain – the blockchain providing the spine of the Ethereum 2.0 ecosystem – has now collected over 10 million ETH. That’s $26 billion of staked value at current prices. Ethereum 2.0 is a long-awaited Ethereum upgrade that will convert Ethereum’s consensus mechanism from proof of work to proof of stake. Beacon chain will be the core of the Ethereum 2.0 chain, which is set to merge with the existing Ethereum chain and replace miners by...

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