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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:
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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:Issue 470
What's the best way to see if a Swift package you're thinking of using supports your app's environment? By using the Swift Package Index!
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:Issue 469
War⦠huh. What is it good for? Maybe making changes to App Store guidelines and revenue models?
Published on: August 14, 2020 | Source:Issue 468
NSProcess and package manifests. Is it time to think about dependencies more carefully?
Published on: August 07, 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:Issue 467
βMy new project is 100% written with β¦β
Published on: July 31, 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:Issue 466
Did you see all the new things added in the beta 3 releases?
Published on: July 24, 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:Issue 465
Are you feeling the mid beta-cycle lull too?
Published on: July 17, 2020 | Source:Issue 464
Is your app crashing today? You know what to doβ¦
Published on: July 10, 2020 | Source:Shared hosting vs VPS hosting: Which package should I choose?
Having trouble deciding which type of hosting to choose? We'll explain all the important differences here.
Published on: July 07, 2020 | Source:Shared hosting vs dedicated hosting: Which plan should I choose?
Confused about the differences between these types of web hosting? Weβll make everything crystal-clear.
Published on: July 07, 2020 | Source:Issue 463
Does your company support open-source software?
Published on: July 03, 2020 | Source:Issue 462
The first ever virtual dub dub is over, let's get started unpacking it.
Published on: June 26, 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:Issue 461
Here it is. Virtual WWDC is about to start, and we're all talking about⦠App Store guidelines?
Published on: June 19, 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:Issue 460
The SwiftPM Library becomes the Swift Package Index. Implemented in Swift, open-source, and launching⦠now!.
Published on: June 12, 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:Issue 458
What are my hopes for SwiftUI this WWDC? I hope it feels as well thought out this year as last year's felt mind-blowing.
Published on: May 29, 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:Issue 457
SPM is the future, but CocoaPods and Carthage are going to be with us for a very long time!
Published on: May 22, 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:Issue 456
What's new in Swift 5.3? Many things, but the most exciting is resource support in the SPM!
Published on: May 15, 2020 | Source: