Ethereum launched its proof-of-stake Beacon Chain

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Ethereum launched its proof-of-stake Beacon Chain on December 1, 2020, marking Phase 0 of its Eth2 roadmap and beginning the transition away from proof-of-work.

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December 1, 2020

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The first stage of the next-generation proof-of-stake (PoS) Ethereum 2.0 is now live as of 12:00 UTC Tuesday
December 1st marked the launch of the eth2 beacon chain. This bootstrapped Ethereum’s proof of stake consensus that will ultimately serve as Ethereum’s new consensus home
This week, the deposit contract hit the minimum threshold of 16384 32-ETH validator deposits, kicking genesis into motion. Genesis time is 1606824023 -- that is, December 1, 2020, 12:00:23pm UTC.

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12/01/2020
Week 49 of 2020