Here Are 10 Key Milestones to Remember

The post Here Are 10 Key Milestones to Remember appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Introduced by Vitalik Buterin, Joseph Lubin, Charles Hoskinson, Gavin Wood and others, the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain evolved into the backbone of the global cryptocurrency economy. It pioneered the practical realization of the smart contracts concept, originated dozens of second-layer blockchains and, to some extent, shaped Web3 as we know it today. In this guide, U.Today makes a look-back on key milestones Ethereum (ETH) accomplished so far — and provides an overview of some major upcoming developments. Ethereum (ETH) mainnet is 10 years old: Key milestones Ethereum, the first and largest programmable blockchain (decentralized network suitable not only for payments, but also for smart contract execution), went live on mainnet July 30, 2015. Here are Ethereum’s (ETH) main milestones. Ethereum (ETH) whitepaper release — November 2013 Ethereum (ETH) ICO and mainnet launch — July 2014-July 2015 The DAO hack followed by Ethereum/Ethereum Classic fork — June-July 2016 Byzantium hard fork — October 2017 Difficulty bomb adjustments — September 2015-June 2022 Constantinople hard fork — February 2019 EIP 1559 activation — August 2021 The Merge — September 2022 Cancun-Deneb hard fork — March 2024 Prague-Electra hard fork — July 2025 In these 10 years, Ethereum (ETH) cemented itself as the backbone for the global digital assets economical segment. Image by U.Today Despite severe competition from Solana (SOL) and its own L2 platforms like Polygon (POL), Optimism (OP), Arbitrum (ARB) and Base (BASE), Ethereum (ETH) remains the dominant blockchain for decentralized applications of all types. What is Ethereum? Ethereum (ETH) is a programmable blockchain, i.e., a decentralized protocol capable of running smart contracts — isolated autonomous software programs. Thanks to this opportunity, Ethereum (ETH) acts as the “world computer” for decentralized applications or dApps. Ethereum (ETH) was launched on mainnet in 2015 after a successful $18 million initial coin offering (ICO). Ethereum (ETH)…

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Here Are 10 Key Milestones to Remember

The post Here Are 10 Key Milestones to Remember appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.

Introduced by Vitalik Buterin, Joseph Lubin, Charles Hoskinson, Gavin Wood and others, the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain evolved into the backbone of the global cryptocurrency economy. It pioneered the practical realization of the smart contracts concept, originated dozens of second-layer blockchains and, to some extent, shaped Web3 as we know it today. In this guide, U.Today makes a look-back on key milestones Ethereum (ETH) accomplished so far — and provides an overview of some major upcoming developments. Ethereum (ETH) mainnet is 10 years old: Key milestones Ethereum, the first and largest programmable blockchain (decentralized network suitable not only for payments, but also for smart contract execution), went live on mainnet July 30, 2015. Here are Ethereum’s (ETH) main milestones. Ethereum (ETH) whitepaper release — November 2013 Ethereum (ETH) ICO and mainnet launch — July 2014-July 2015 The DAO hack followed by Ethereum/Ethereum Classic fork — June-July 2016 Byzantium hard fork — October 2017 Difficulty bomb adjustments — September 2015-June 2022 Constantinople hard fork — February 2019 EIP 1559 activation — August 2021 The Merge — September 2022 Cancun-Deneb hard fork — March 2024 Prague-Electra hard fork — July 2025 In these 10 years, Ethereum (ETH) cemented itself as the backbone for the global digital assets economical segment. Image by U.Today Despite severe competition from Solana (SOL) and its own L2 platforms like Polygon (POL), Optimism (OP), Arbitrum (ARB) and Base (BASE), Ethereum (ETH) remains the dominant blockchain for decentralized applications of all types. What is Ethereum? Ethereum (ETH) is a programmable blockchain, i.e., a decentralized protocol capable of running smart contracts — isolated autonomous software programs. Thanks to this opportunity, Ethereum (ETH) acts as the “world computer” for decentralized applications or dApps. Ethereum (ETH) was launched on mainnet in 2015 after a successful $18 million initial coin offering (ICO). Ethereum (ETH)…

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