Ethereum Upgrade to Implement Beacon Chain Withdrawals Scheduled for April 12

March 16, 2023 Bitcoin.com

During the Execution Layer Meeting streamed on March 16, 2023, Ethereum developers announced that the blockchain is scheduled to upgrade on April 12, in 27 days. The upgrade, known as the Shanghai-Capella upgrade or Shapella, will include the implementation of Beacon chain push withdrawals. This will enable Ethereum network validators to support withdrawal operations following […]

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Ethereum Developers Commence Finalizing Shanghai Upgrade ‘Shadow Fork’ for Testing and Bug Identification

January 23, 2023 Bitcoin.com

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Ethereum developers have begun finalizing the Shanghai upgrade “shadow fork,” according to software engineer Marius van der Wijden. The “shadow fork” will serve as a testing environment for the Shanghai upgrade, allowing developers to identify bugs and any potential issues. Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade ‘Shadow Fork’ Launches As the cryptocurrency community awaits the upcoming Shanghai hard […]

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Ethereum Gas Fees Spike as ETH Value Rises: Average Onchain Fees Jump by More Than 50%

January 19, 2023 Bitcoin.com

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While the second-largest crypto asset by market capitalization, ethereum, has risen 27% against the U.S. dollar in the last two weeks, the network’s average and median-sized gas fees have increased by more than 50%. On the first day of 2023, the average fee to spend ether was around $2.93 per transfer, but today the average […]

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Ethereum Foundation Makes It Clear The Merge Will Not Improve Fees and Throughput

August 17, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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On Wednesday the Ethereum Foundation clarified that The Merge will not reduce onchain fees as the highly anticipated transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoW) is now 29 days away. Amid The Merge update from the Ethereum Foundation, during the last month, Ethereum network costs have printed some of the lowest onchain fees since 2020. […]

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Ethereum Transfer Costs Continue to Slide — Network Fees Tap a 19-Month Low

July 3, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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On Saturday, Ethereum transaction fees tapped a low not seen since November 2020 as the average network fee dropped to 0.0016 ether or $1.67 per transfer. Average fees on Saturday have been as low as 32 gwei or $0.69 per transfer as Ethereum gas fees have been steadily dropping since May 11, 2022. Ethereum Fees […]

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Report: Chainalysis Detects ‘Significant’ Wash Trading Using NFTs

February 7, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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Chainalysis, one of the leading blockchain and cryptocurrency auditing firms, has issued a report indicating signs of significant wash trading activity involving NFTs. In these operations, some actors effectively sell their assets to themselves, with the intention of increasing the floor price of the NFTs to sell them at a higher price later. However, this […]

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Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Publishes ‘Plausible Roadmap’ Addressing Scalability

December 10, 2021 Bitcoin.com

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In recent times the Ethereum network has received a lot of criticism about the protocol’s data transfer fees and scalability. In a blog post called “Endgame,” published on December 6, the co-founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin discussed plans to improve scaling, the upcoming proof-of-stake transition, and censorship resistance. Buterin Outlines Plausible Ethereum Scaling Roadmap in […]

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Ethereum Devs Assess Reducing Data Transfer Cost 5x, EIP-4488 Becomes Possible Solution

November 28, 2021 Bitcoin.com

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The second leading crypto asset ethereum has been dealing with high fees since the end of June and today the average ethereum transaction fee is between $5 and $34 per transfer. While there’s been a lot of complaints about ether gas costs this year, Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has recommended an Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) […]

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