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Ethereum to Release Pectra Upgrade on Testnets on February 24th
Ethereum is scheduled to deploy the Pectra upgrade to its testnets. On February 24th at epoch 115,968, the upgrade will be implemented on Holesky.
Ethereum to Hold AMA on Reddit on February 25th
Ethereum Foundation’s research team will host an AMA on Reddit on February 25th at 14:00 UTC.
Australia to Launch Its First Spot Ether ETF
On October 14 Australia will introduce its first spot ether exchange-traded fund (ETF) through Monochrome, a crypto investment firm.
Ethereum to Release Dencun Upgrade on March 13th
Ethereum developers set a target date of March 13th for its long-awaited Dencun upgrade during a bi-weekly coordinating call, officially triggering the countdown to the blockchain’s biggest changes since April 2023.
Ethereum to Launch Holesky Testnet on September 15th
Ethereum plans to launch new testnet “Holesky” in September 15th.
NFT «ALTS by Adidas» on Ethereum
New collection of NFT "ALTS by Adidas" on Ethereum.
Shapella Upgrade
The Shapella network upgrade will activate on the Ethereum network at epoch 194048, scheduled for 22:27:35 UTC on Apr. 12, 2023.
Shanghai Upgrade on Goerli Testnet
Ethereum developers are targeting March 14 for the Goerli test network (testnet) to run through the Shanghai upgrade.
Shanghai Upgrade
The Ethereum main chain will undergo the Shanghai hardfork at slot 6209536, which is April 12, 2023.
Shapella Hard Fork
The Shapella network upgrade will activate on the Sepolia network at epoch 56832, scheduled for 4:04:48 AM UTC on Feb. 28, 2023.
Roadmap Update
Updated roadmap diagram.
The Merge
Goerli Merge Testnet
Network Upgrade
Trading Competition on BingX
Staking on Binance
Hard Fork
Mainnet Upgrade
New Pool
DirtyRobot NFT Drop
Ethereum Events on the Chart
What is Ethereum?
Ethereum is a decentralized, open-source blockchain platform that was proposed in 2013 by Vitalik Buterin and launched in 2015. It serves as a foundation for building and running smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps). While Bitcoin focuses primarily on peer-to-peer electronic cash transactions, Ethereum expands the functionality of blockchain technology by enabling the execution of complex programmable contracts.
At the core of Ethereum is its native cryptocurrency called Ether (ETH), which is used to facilitate transactions and incentivize participants in the network. However, Ethereum's main innovation lies in its ability to support the creation of smart contracts. Smart contracts are self-executing agreements with predefined rules and conditions written in code. They automatically execute transactions or perform actions once the conditions outlined in the contract are met.
Developers can build decentralized applications on top of Ethereum using its Solidity programming language. These applications can cover a wide range of use cases, including financial services, decentralized exchanges, decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and more.
Ethereum introduced the concept of ERC-20 tokens, which are fungible tokens that can be created on the Ethereum platform and used for various purposes, including fundraising through Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and tokenizing assets.
Ethereum has a thriving ecosystem and community of developers and users, and it has become one of the most popular and widely adopted blockchain platforms. However, it has faced challenges such as scalability and high transaction fees, which the Ethereum community is actively working on through upgrades like Ethereum 2.0 to address these issues and improve the network's performance and scalability.