Ethereum senior developer: ETH2.0 will be released faster than expected

After it was revealed some time ago that the launch of ETH2.0 will be delayed, it is no secret that the Ethereum community has become restless while waiting.

And recently Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake (Justin Drake) had a public discussion on the matter, in a Reddit AMASet date for Phase 0 rollout as January 2021。

The announcement drew mixed reactions, with some arguing that ETH 2.0's slow progress so far has damaged ethereum's credibility, thereby opening the door for competitors to win the market.

“Ethereum looks to have lost its hunger, which opens the door for those down-to-earth ethereum kill chains who have no doubt put the pedal to the metal.”

Others have taken a more pragmatic approach, acknowledging the need to fix problems in the first place.

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Ethereum 2.0 will be ready by the end of 2020

Ethereum developer Afri Schoedon accidentally changed this statement, arguing thatPhase 0 will be ready to launch in November 2020。

There have been reports that the development team is struggling to meet deadlines due to legacy architectural issues that need to be built, but Schoedon argues otherwise.

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He said, "Unless we find a critical bug in the client or the protocol, the Ethereum 2.0 beacon chain will launch in November.My estimate between Vitalk and Drake is somewhere in between, I don't think we necessarily need to delay Ethereum 2.0 until 2021 unless critical issues are found, we're on track to launch in the second half of 2020. "

In the interview, Schoedon briefly outlined his area of ​​responsibility, developing a multi-client testnet. He confirmed that everything is going according to plan and that the multi-client testnet will be launched in the near future.

“Currently, there are at least five clients implementing the latest version of the Ethereum 2.0 specification. The currently running Altona testnet appears to be stable, with four clients in Genesis and a fifth added in Lodestar.secondary title”

Phase 0 Lays the Groundwork for Proof-of-Stake

There are great expectations for the release of Ethereum 2.0, especially the shift toProof of Stake (PoS) Consensus Mechanismthe process of.

Completion of stage 0 competition meansStart the beacon chain, which will implement PoS and manage a registry of validators.

Ethereum developers stated,The beacon chain will initially run in parallel to the existing Ethereum chain, but it will not be able to process transactions, execute smart contracts, or host DApps.

Instead, at Phase 0, it will provide a field-testing basis for PoS until Phase 1.5. at this time,The two blockchains will merge to form one Ethereum network.

Implementing this functionality means the Ethereum team can do their jobs while managing the active chain. So the delay is understandable.

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