The price of Ethereum (ETH) has bounced to a new all time high (ATH) today as it hit $4,400.97 at around 1:02 am UTC, according to the ETH/USD price indexs on Coinbase and Coinmarketcap.At the time of writing, ETH is currently priced at $4,380, with the asset surging around 46.6% since the start of October. Coinmarketcap’s price index indicates that the previous ATH was only … [Read more...] about Ethereum hits new ATH after Altair upgrade shows clear path to the merge
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Eth2’s Altair upgrade goes off smoothly with 98.7% of nodes now upgraded
The Ethereum 2.0 Altair Beacon Chain update has gotten off to a successful start, with 98.7% of nodes already upgraded. On Oct. 27, Ethereum 2.0 developer Preston Vanloon tweeted that the Altair upgrade had been “activated successfully.”Altair is the first upgrade to the Beacon Chain since it went online in December 2020 and is likely the last before the merge with the Ethereum … [Read more...] about Eth2’s Altair upgrade goes off smoothly with 98.7% of nodes now upgraded
Ethereum 2.0 inches closer with the Beacon Chain’s Altair upgrade
The price of Ether (ETH) nearly hit a new all-time high on Oct. 21 before falling below $4,000 after the $435-million options expiry on Oct. 22 soured the mood. The Ethereum network is set to take another step toward Ethereum 2.0 on Oct. 27 at epoch 74240 with the Altair upgrade to Beacon Chain. Eth2 will be an entirely proof-of-stake (PoS) network, for which the community has … [Read more...] about Ethereum 2.0 inches closer with the Beacon Chain’s Altair upgrade