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Finalized no. 26
Steady progress tl;dr Altair progress Rayonism wrapped up; The Merge progresses...
Published on: May 25, 2021 | Source:
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Quests along the Road to Devcon
Friends, As the Ethereum ecosystem continues to grow and mature at break-neck speeds, we continue to work hard on delivering an amazing Devcon 6. Though the timing is still unclear as to when weβll all be able to reunite in Bogota, we want to keep our community involved along...
Published on: May 19, 2021 | Source:Ethereum's energy usage will soon decrease by ~99.95%
TL;DR: Ethereum will use at least ~99.95% less energy post merge. Ethereum will be completing the transition to Proof-of-Stake in the upcoming months, which brings a myriad of improvements that have been theorized for years. But now that the Beacon chain has been running for a few months, we...
Published on: May 18, 2021 | Source:Dodging a bullet: Ethereum State Problems
With this blog post, the intention is to officially disclose a severe threat against the Ethereum platform, which was a clear and present danger up until the Berlin hardfork....
Published on: May 18, 2021 | Source:Core Developer Apprenticeship Program
Have you have ever been interested in getting involved in the development of the core Ethereum protocols? If so, there is a new program to discuss that's targeted at you. As part of an EF procotol-support initiative, I'm very excited to announce the "Core Developer Apprenticeship Program"....
Published on: May 13, 2021 | Source:Ethereum for the Next Billion: Announcing the EF Fellowship Program
The progress being made in the Ethereum ecosystem lately is really inspiring. Whether youβre excited by the adoption of proof of stake (and a faster, more secure, greener Ethereum), the coming Merge and other big upgrades, or by some of the many applications and solutions that have the power to...
Published on: May 07, 2021 | Source:Grantee Roundup: April 2021
Itβs always fun to hear about new grants as theyβre awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, weβll check in on a couple of projects that are well underway - or already at the finish line. Read on to learn about some recent milestones and achievements by...
Published on: May 03, 2021 | Source:Finalized no. 25
tl;dr Rayonism, hacking the Merge together blst security advisory Reminder! Beacon Chain security+testing RfP...
Published on: April 02, 2021 | Source:Grantee Roundup: March 2021
Itβs always fun to hear about new grants as theyβre awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, weβll check in on projects that are well underway - or already at the finish line. Read on to learn about some recent milestones and achievements by grantees!...
Published on: April 01, 2021 | Source:Finalized no. 24
tl;dr Altair prereleases: Stargazer and Half of 'em just look like dots Security RfP Merge progress...
Published on: March 24, 2021 | Source:Supporting Ethereumβs Client Ecosystem
With the arrival of the beacon chain in 2020, Ethereum today supports two types of clients: those focusing on the execution-layer (often referred to as eth1) and those powering the proof-of-stake consensus layer (aka eth2). As those running validators are well aware (since they run both client types), each serves...
Published on: March 23, 2021 | Source:Allocation Update: Q4 2020
2021 is just getting started, but it's already been quite an eventful year! We've got the list of Q4 funded projects below, but we also want to share some updates from the ESP team. We're always looking for more ways to support the ecosystem as it grows and evolves, so...
Published on: March 22, 2021 | Source:Finalized no. 23
tl;dr Finalized: rebranding the blog Upgrade your nodes!...
Published on: March 11, 2021 | Source:Ethereum Berlin Upgrade Announcement
TL;DR Berlin is ready to be deployed! We're moving fast: the first testnet to upgrade, Ropsten, is scheduled to upgrade on March 10th. Mainnet is scheduled for April 15th. If you are running an Ethereum node, you should upgrade it to a Berlin-compatible version ASAP for testnets and before...
Published on: March 08, 2021 | Source:Local Grants Honduras & Colombia Roundup
Ethereum is very much a global community, but within that larger ecosystem lives a vast and vibrant web of local, grassroots communities. These local community nodes are a Schelling point>) for thousands of Ethereans, often organized around a shared geography, language, or on-the-ground meetup. They're also a gateway for...
Published on: March 04, 2021 | Source:Geth v1.10.0
Oh wow, it's been a while... over 1.5 years since we've released Geth v1.9.0. We did do 26 point releases in that time frame (about one per three weeks), but pushing out a major release is always a bit more special. The adrenaline rush of shipping new features, coupled with...
Published on: March 03, 2021 | Source:Grantee Roundup: February 2021
This month, we've got the latest on from two groups doing great work to grow the Ethereum ecosystem!...
Published on: March 01, 2021 | Source:eth2 quick update no. 22
tl;dr Successful R&D workshop on future beacon chain upgrades Staking community grants announced Quick plug for my State of Eth2, Jan 2021 post...
Published on: February 11, 2021 | Source:Staking community grantee announcement
We're excited to announce the grantees selected for the recent staking community grants round. This grants round invited proposals that make the Ethereum staking experience easier, safer, and more secure. We were thrilled to see all of the great work proposed by these teams, and we're looking forward to...
Published on: February 09, 2021 | Source:Grantee Roundup: January 2021
Our intrepid grantees have been keeping busy as always - read on for some recent accomplishments ...
Published on: January 29, 2021 | Source:The Long(er) road to Devcon
Friends, In the time since the last Devcon announcement, the state of the Ethereum ecosystem has been electric. Weβve realized critical milestones on the Eth2 roadmap, as well as countless breakthroughs and major progress by teams across the ecosystem. We are incredibly excited to celebrate these achievements with all...
Published on: January 26, 2021 | Source:The State of Eth2, Jan 2021
At the start of December, the Ethereum community bootstrapped the new beacon chain proof-of-stake consensus mechanism -- the foundation of Ethereum's long-term and sustainable home. The launch was a resounding success, and the operation of the beacon chain has proved, thus far, stable and robust. As I write these...
Published on: January 20, 2021 | Source:Grantee Roundup December 2020
We're here with our last hurrah before we head into 2021 - read on for the latest news on a few grantees!...
Published on: December 29, 2020 | Source:Ethereum.org Translation Program: Milestones and Updates
We hope that you are all excited for the upcoming year-end holidays. Today, we've got some exciting new changes to announce for Ethereum.org's Translation Program and some milestones to celebrate. To start, we canβt thank you enough for all of your support this year. Thanks to you we've been...
Published on: December 21, 2020 | Source:Validated, staking on eth2: #6 - Perfect is the enemy of the good
T'was the day before genesis, when all was prepared, geth was in sync, my beacon node paired. Firewalls configured, VLANs galore, hours of preparation meant nothing ignored. Then all at once everything went awry, the SSD in my system decided to die. My configs were gone, chain data was...
Published on: December 10, 2020 | Source:We are sunsetting Studio
Within the next few weeks, we'll be winding down Ethereum Studio. Please use this time to download any projects you have saved. To download your project, use the download icon in the file explorer. If you're looking for another web environment for your Solidity development, we recommend Remix....
Published on: December 07, 2020 | Source:The Burden of Proof(s): Code Merkleization
A note about the Stateless Ethereum initiative: Research activity has (understandably) slowed in the second half of 2020 as all contributors have adjusted to life on the weird timeline. But as the ecosystem moves incrementally closer to Serenity and the Eth1/Eth2 merge, Stateless Ethereum work will become increasingly relevant and...
Published on: November 30, 2020 | Source:eth2 quick update no. 21
Minimum ETH threshold hit ; genesis on December 1st, 12pm UTC Get your nodes running! and monitor updates through genesis ...
Published on: November 27, 2020 | Source:EthereumJS VM v5 Release
While everyone is staring in amazement on December 1st, 12pm UTC anticipating the Eth 2.0 Beaconchain genesis, within the JavaScript team we quietly prepared our own little genesis release in the shadows. Being very much around the good ol' Eth 1.0 chain we are nevertheless very much excited on this...
Published on: November 26, 2020 | Source:Allocation Update: Q3 2020
It's quarterly update time again! The big news is is the Q3 grantees, of course, but we always like to share what else the ESP team has been up to. A few things we've knocked out lately: Added a Guide to ESP on our website. Here you'll find details...
Published on: November 25, 2020 | Source:Grantee Roundup: November 2020
It's always fun to hear about new grants as they're awarded, but what happens after the announcement? In this series, we'll check in on projects that are well underway - or already at the finish line. Read on to learn about some recent milestones and achievements by grantees! Where...
Published on: November 18, 2020 | Source:Medalla data challenge results
The EF is excited to announce the results of the Medalla data challenge, a data hackathon focused on the Medalla testnet The prompt was open-ended: we asked for data tools, visualizations, and analyses of testnet data; in short, anything that would help the community make sense of all...
Published on: November 17, 2020 | Source:eth2 quick update no. 20
tl;dr Staking community grants v1.0 eth2 testnets -- Toledo and Pyrmont Mainnet deposits to 0x00000000219ab540356cBB839Cbe05303d7705Fa...
Published on: November 13, 2020 | Source:eth2 quick update no. 19
Contract deployment Genesis deposits Bootstrap consensus tl;dr v1.0 specs released ...
Published on: November 04, 2020 | Source: