Milestone
Ethereum
2020
Ethereum Beacon Chain Genesis
EthereumÔÇÖs Beacon Chain launched, marking the start of the transition to Proof of Stake.
Event date: 2020-12-01
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Key Facts
Peak metricPoS chain live
OutcomeMerge path established
ChainEthereum
Year2020
Typemilestone
Tags
consensus
pos
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