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Introducing the new ethereum.org developer portal
Hey Ethereum community! We last spoke August 5 β how you been? We're here to talk about something fresh we've shipped. Maybe you've already noticed, but we've got a new Developers section. For a long time, this content was a wall of link...
Published on: October 22, 2020 | Source:
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eth2 quick update no. 18
Oh you, Spadina, Finally, finality Hello and farewell tl;dr A quick Spadina postmortem New testnet: Zinken. Launchpad is live; Genesis deposits due in one week!...
Published on: October 01, 2020 | Source:eth2 quick update no. 17
Last chance to practice genesis before mainnet tl;dr Spadina Launchpad is live. Spadina genesis in 7 days! Deposit CLI audit completed by Trail of Bits EIP 2982: Serenity Phase 0 released ...
Published on: September 22, 2020 | Source:eth2 quick update no. 16
Canβt travel these days Miss the people, not the planes Spadina, not Spain tl;dr Spadina (deposit and genesis dress rehearsal) testnet coming up Medalla Data Challenge in progress RFP for audit of blst super fast BLS12-381 signature library ...
Published on: September 14, 2020 | Source:Q2 Allocation Update
Hello again! Weβre back to share the grants that went out over the second quarter of 2020 - but first, some ESP updates from the last few months: We're writing about grants today, but grants are not the only kind of support ESP can offer! We recently published a...
Published on: September 08, 2020 | Source:eth2 quick update no. 15
Farmer minds his crops An optimistic outlook The fields are aflame tl;dr Medalla chugging along smoothly Client diversity is a must eth1+eth2 (Phase 1.5 aka The Merge) end-to-end demo Testing and audits continue as we approach Phase 0 launch...
Published on: September 01, 2020 | Source:The Stateless Tech Tree: reGenesis Edition
This week we're revising the Tech Tree to reflect some new major milestones to Ethereum 1.x R&D that are not quite a complete realization of Stateless Ethereum, but much more reasonably attainable in the mid-term. The most significant addition to the tech tree is Alexey's reGenesis proposal. This is far...
Published on: August 25, 2020 | Source:Validated, staking on eth2: #5 - Why client diversity matters
\*Disclaimer: None of this is meant as a slight against any client in particular. There is a high likelihood that each client and possibly even the specification has its own oversights and bugs. Eth2 is a complicated protocol, and the people implementing it are only human. The point of this...
Published on: August 21, 2020 | Source:ESP: Beyond Grants
Since transitioning into the Ecosystem Support Program from EF Grants, weβve talked about defining βsupportβ more comprehensively, thinking beyond simple grant funding. But what does a more comprehensive definition of support actually mean? In practice, it means something different for every project, and it starts with a conversation. ESP...
Published on: August 19, 2020 | Source:Announcing Devcon Improvement Proposals (DIPs)
Today, we (the Devcon organizing team) are excited to make public a new way to get involved in next yearβs event, and one that should make Devcon an experience that better represents Ethereum as a whole. Devcon Improvement Proposals (DIPs) are a new tool to involve collaborative community input...
Published on: August 14, 2020 | Source:Development update #4 β ethereum.org
Hey Ethereum community! It's been a few months since our last update so it's about time we let you know what's been happening over at ethereum.org....
Published on: August 05, 2020 | Source:eth2 quick update no. 14
All eyes on Medalla testnet -- genesis in less than 24 hours tl;dr Medalla testnet launches August 4th at 1pm UTC New multi-client attacknet is up with new challenges and larger bounties...
Published on: August 03, 2020 | Source:Ethereum turns 5 π
Five years ago today, Ethereum's genesis block marked the official network launch. Today, most members of the community spend their time thinking about all of the work that's left to be done, but it's also important to recognize on this fifth anniversary of Ethereum's launch just how unbelievably far...
Published on: July 30, 2020 | Source:Ethereum.org Translation Program: Milestone and Updates
Your browser does not support the video tag. Today weβre excited to celebrate a huge milestone - Ethereum.org now supports 30 languages! Since we launched the Website Translation Program seven months ago, weβve se...
Published on: July 29, 2020 | Source:The 1.x Files: GHOST in the Stack Machine
Ethereum can be simple enough to understand from a bird's-eye view: Decentralized applications powered by the same sort of crypto-economic guarantees that underpin Bitcoin. But once you've zoomed in to, say, a street-level view, things get complicated rapidly. Even assuming one has a strong grasp on proof-of-work, it's not...
Published on: July 28, 2020 | Source:eth2 validator launchpad π
After months of hard work from the eth2 research team, along with Consensys and DeepWork Studio, we're happy to announce the release of the eth2 validator launchpad (testnet version). We're releasing it now so that you can keep track of, and make deposits into, the upcoming Medalla multi-client testnet....
Published on: July 27, 2020 | Source:eth2 quick update no. 13
Testnets, testnets, testnets! tl;dr Medalla multi-client testnet launch date set Initial beta attacknets are up. Calling all whitehats Exciting progress on the eth1+eth2 merger ...
Published on: July 23, 2020 | Source:Ask about Geth: Snapshot acceleration
\This is part #1 of a series where anyone can ask questions about Geth and I'll attempt to answer the highest voted one each week with a mini writeup. This week's highest voted question was: Could you share how the flat db structure is different from the legacy structure?\...
Published on: July 17, 2020 | Source:eth2 quick update no. 12
As always, a lot continues to happen on the eth2 front. Aside from written updates (check out the State of Eth2 post below) and other public summaries, client teams, contributors, and community members/prospective-validators have been busy! Today, we'll cover some significant deposit contract news, and big steps toward implementation...
Published on: June 23, 2020 | Source:The 1.x Files: EIP 1559 and the Ethereum Improvement Horizon
I've been thinking recently about post-apocalyptic wastelands. Specifically, about this scene from Mad Max: Fury Road, when the main characters have just escaped the first wave of pursuit, and are staying ahead of their would-be captors. They need to keep moving, but still need to do maintenance on the centerpiece...
Published on: June 16, 2020 | Source:The State of Eth2, June 2020
A huge thank you for excellent input and feedback from Sacha Saint-Leger, Joseph Schweitzer, Josh Stark, and protolambda. I spend a lot of my time explaining and answering questions about eth2, and I mean a lot. Some of this on a deep and technical level as I help communicate...
Published on: June 02, 2020 | Source:Devcon: Hacia Colombia en 2021
Queridos Amigos, In our most recent update, we outlined what Devcon is all about and spoke to our renewed focus on growing the Ethereum ecosystem. Part of that focus is on making sure that, for all types of attendees, the next Devcon is all that we dream for it...
Published on: May 28, 2020 | Source:Validated, staking on eth2: #4 - Keys π
Special thanks to Sacha Yves Saint-Leger & Danny Ryan for their review. At the core of every Proof of Stake system is a signature scheme. Signatures are used to verify the identity of each validator allowing their actions, both good and bad, to be attributed to them. We...
Published on: May 21, 2020 | Source:Ethereum Foundation 2020 Spring Update
To the users and the builders, Weβve said it before and weβll say it again: Ethereumβs future is bright, and this year we are seeing much of that future come to life as the Ethereum ecosystem builds on a foundation laid by dedicated research and development over the last...
Published on: May 19, 2020 | Source:Ecosystem Support Program: Allocation Update, Q1 2020
The Ecosystem Support Program is an arm of the Ethereum Foundation dedicated to providing financial and non-financial support to projects working to help Ethereum grow and thrive. We recently published an update detailing how the Ecosystem Support Program spent 2019, and how we allocated financial support throughout the year....
Published on: May 07, 2020 | Source:eth2 quick update no. 11
We've all been pretty busy with all the things! I'll try to keep these posts rolling out, but in the meantime, be sure to checkout Ben Edgington's What's New in Eth2 to get your fix. Tune into Ethereal Virtual Summit this Thursday and Friday! It's full of excellent eth2...
Published on: May 06, 2020 | Source:Development Update #3 - Ethereum.org
Hey Ethereum! Hereβs the latest update from the ethereum.org team:...
Published on: May 05, 2020 | Source:The 1.x Files: A Primer for the Witness Specification
Since a lot of us have a bit more time on our hands, I thought now might be a good opportunity to proceed with something perhaps a little bit boring and tedious, but nevertheless quite fundamental to the Stateless Ethereum effort: understanding the formal Witness Specification. Like the captain...
Published on: May 04, 2020 | Source:The 1.x Files: The Updated Stateless Tech Tree
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Published on: April 02, 2020 | Source:Ecosystem Support Program: Allocation Update
As we embark on a new decade(!), the Ecosystem Support Program team wanted to speak to some of the recent growth, transition and learning around the program, and share details of our 2019 financial allocations....
Published on: April 01, 2020 | Source:eth2 quick update no. 10
Have some fun announcements for y'all this week :) Other than the items below, client teams continue to move toward production. More on that next week! tl;dr Least Authority Phase 0 audit complete Phase 0 Pre-Launch Bounty Program Unification of eth1+eth2 communications in the Eth R&D...
Published on: March 31, 2020 | Source:Introducing the Devcon Archive (and an event update)
Friends, Out of respect for those within our own community and around us currently facing the ongoing global health crisis, our team has decided to temporarily hold scheduled Devcon announcements, first teased in our last post. In the meantime we wanted to share something else that weβve been working...
Published on: March 30, 2020 | Source:Validated, staking on eth2: #3 - Sharding Consensus
Special thanks to Sacha Yves Saint-Leger & Joseph Schweitzer for review. Sharding is one of the many improvements that eth2 has over eth1. The term was borrowed from database research where a shard means a piece of a larger whole. In the context of databases and eth2, sharding means...
Published on: March 27, 2020 | Source:Development Update #2 - Ethereum.org
Hey Ethereum! Hereβs the latest update from the ethereum.org team:...
Published on: March 20, 2020 | Source:eth2 quick update no. 9
Strange times. I hope you are all well and continue to take care of yourselves, your families, and your communities. We're a bit overdue on a quick update. My apologies. I'll keep them coming at a regular clip after this one. Eth2 is looking good -- Phase 0 is...
Published on: March 17, 2020 | Source: