| The next phase of Eth2 may be launched within 9 to 12 months; S&P Dow Jones Indices will launch a cryptocurrency index

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2020-12-04 08:38 (UTC+8)

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"ETH2 may be much sooner than many onlookers expect."

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"ETH2 may be much sooner than many onlookers expect."

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Joseph Lubin: The next phase of Eth2 will be launched in 9 to 12 months

Speaking at the event today, Joseph Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum and founder of ConsenSys, predicted that in the "not too distant future," ETH2 will swallow Ethereum. While the rollout of Eth2 is seen as a tightly controlled "phase," Lubin emphasized that other aspects of ETH2 are "happening in parallel." This means that the upgrade of the protocol may come much sooner than many onlookers expect. Lubin predicts , the next phase of Eth2 will go live 9 to 12 months from now. (Cointelegraph)

S&P Dow Jones Indices to Launch Crypto Index in 2021
Expected to cover more than 550 cryptocurrencies, S&P clients will be able to create custom indices and other benchmarking tools specific to cryptocurrencies, according to a statement from the two firms on their partnership. As one of the world's most well-known index providers, S&P Dow Jones Indices' move may help cryptocurrencies become mainstream investment targets. (Reuters)

digital currency

Bitcoin miners put Reuters headline 'BTC hits new all-time high' permanently on-chain

On December 3, the cryptocurrency public mining pool Slush Pool officially tweeted that at the request of the miners, in the block with a height of 659678 dug at 23:51 on the evening of December 2, the "Reuters 2020 12 The U.S. dollar plummeted due to the U.S. economic stimulus plan, and Bitcoin hit a record high "permanently on the chain," reported on March 1.

A large number of empty block exceptions occurred 3 times in 2 days on the EOS main network, the reason has not yet been identified

According to the blockchain browser eosflare, starting at 19:34 on December 3, the EOS main network frequently experienced abnormal phenomena of a large number of empty blocks. The first anomaly lasted about 36 minutes, and the network returned to normal at 20:10. The second network anomaly started at 21:08 and lasted for 13 minutes until it returned to normal at 21:21. At around 20:51 on December 2, the same abnormality occurred on the EOS network, which lasted for about 23 minutes. The EOS network has returned to normal. The cause of the network anomaly has not yet been ascertained.

Data shows that in the past 12 days, the number of tokens anchored to BTC on Ethereum has dropped from 153,591 on November 20 to 147,350 now, a decrease of 6,421, or about $120 million. From June to October, the number of tokens pegged to BTC on Ethereum surged from near zero to $2 billion, but the data began to decline from last month. According to the analysis of the article, the reasons for the decline in the number are: 1. Long-term Bitcoin holders who invested in DeFi smart contracts while waiting for the price to rise may have already realized; 2. The reduction in incentives for DeFi liquidity mining has led to trading activities in the DeFi protocol Reduced, traders' demand for tokenized assets such as WBTC decreases. (Decrypt)

Aave launched V2 version, which has been audited by several security companies

Aave officially announced that the V2 version has been launched on the mainnet. According to the official introduction, the V2 version will include the following new features: Yield & Collateral swap (Yield & Collateral swap); Flash Loans Upgraded; Repayment with collateral
The Aave V2 version has passed the audits of MixBytes, CertiK, ConsenSys Diligence, and PeckShield. The fifth audit of Sigma Prime is about to be carried out, and a public report will also be released. In addition to smart contract audits, Aave is also working with Gauntlet to test its financial infrastructure.

Parity engineers expect the parachain to achieve product-level delivery in February 2021

Parity core development engineer and Polkadot co-founder Robert Habermeier revealed at Polkadot's official Decoded conference that the development of the parachain has entered the final stage and has the initial public testing conditions. The parachain is expected to release the parachain test network in January 2021 , February 2021 is expected to achieve product-level delivery.

Data: After the end of Uni liquidity mining, the total lock-up volume of Sushiswap has increased significantly
According to data from OKLink, as of 11 o'clock today, the total lock-up volume of DeFi protocols on Ethereum is about 17.57 billion US dollars. Among them, the top three are Maker with $2.64 billion (-0.93%), WBTC with $2.28 billion (+1.89%), and Aave with $1.82 billion (+5.02%).

It is worth noting that the total lock-up volume of Uniswap V2 dropped from US$3 billion to US$1.6 billion after liquidity mining ended in mid-November, while the total lock-up volume of Sushiswap increased during the same period, once from US$420 million It has risen to US$1 billion, and the current lock-up volume of Sushiswap is about US$850 million.

Today, AAAA.finance, a lending platform that focuses on LP Token mortgages, will be released based on Ethereum, allowing users to borrow and lend assets by mortgaging LP Tokens from different decentralized exchanges. It is reported that AAAA.finance has passed the chain security audit.

Blockchain industry

Music streaming giant Spotify may consider supporting BTC payments

Spotify, the world's largest music streaming service, may be considering supporting Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for payment, according to its latest recruitment content. Spotify is hiring an associate director to join its payments strategy and innovation team, according to the job posting. The director will work on new opportunities and innovations in distributed ledger technology, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and other digital asset ecosystems. In addition, it will also be responsible for the daily docking with the Libra Association (renamed Diem Association). (Trustnodes)

On December 2, the "Blue Book of Blockchain Application: Research Report on China's Blockchain Application Development (2020)", planned by the People's Network Blockchain Research Institute and published by Social Science Literature Publishing House, was officially published. The book is divided into general report, technology innovation chapter, industry application chapter, industry and market chapter, special topic chapter and other parts. The general report mainly summarizes the basic situation, overall characteristics, opportunities and challenges of my country's blockchain application development in 2019. (Jintai Information)

global policy

Bank of International Settlements: The next phase of the digital currency trial will be completed in the third quarter of 2021

The next phase of the digital currency trial will be completed by the third quarter of 2021, the BIS said. (Golden Ten)

Maechler, a member of the Swiss National Bank, said that the Swiss National Bank has no plans to launch a retail central bank digital currency. We are not yet in the era of the digital franc, and cash still matters in Switzerland. Trials on wholesale digital currencies have been successfully completed. Trials with the Bank for International Settlements and six exchanges have shown that digital currency payments are feasible. No decision has yet been made on a central bank digital currency and more research is needed. (Golden Ten)