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The Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain mainnet launched on 01 Dec 2020; you can track its operation with e.g. BeaconScan[1] and beaconha.in[2]. Ethereum 2.0 (proof of s
by michaelsbradley 6y ago
The Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain mainnet launched on 01 Dec 2020; you can track its operation with e.g. BeaconScan[1] and beaconha.in[2].
Ethereum 2.0 (proof of stake) is currently a hybrid, with the beacon chain operating in conjunction with Ethereum 1.0 (proof of work).
The plan[3] is to merge Eth1 and Eth2 by 2022, though it's an admittedly ambitious plan. My bet is that it will happen before 2024.
[1] https://beaconscan.com/ https://beaconscan.com/
[2] https://beaconcha.in/ https://beaconcha.in/
[3] https://ethereum.org/en/eth2/docking/ https://ethereum.org/en/eth2/docking/