Minimal ETH threshold hit 馃帀; genesis on December 1st, 12pm UTC
Get your nodes operating! and monitor updates by way of genesis 馃憖
Eth2 genesis, December 1st. Prepare!
This week, the deposit contract hit the minimal threshold of 16384 32-ETH validator deposits, kicking genesis into movement. Genesis time is 1606824023 — that’s, December 1, 2020, 12:00:23pm UTC.
For those who made genesis deposits, please ensure you’re an lively participant this week.
Arrange your node 馃枼
It is time to configure your node. Sync your eth1 consumer (begin now! this may take a while), arrange your favourite eth2 consumer, and cargo up your validators.
Try the Launch Pad’s Eth2 Staker Checklist for the minimal steps you need to carry out earlier than genesis.
Monitor updates by way of genesis 馃憖
Though all eth2 purchasers have minimize mainnet v1.0 releases, preserve your eye on any developments by way of genesis. Within the occasion that your eth2 consumer cuts a launch 24 hours earlier than genesis, it is seemingly for an excellent purpose and try to be on prime of it.
Be part of your consumer’s discord, and if they’ve a mailing listing, join!
Along with the client-specific assets, I extremely advocate becoming a member of the ethstaker discord. It is an ideal place to ask questions and share info, and I count on it to be very lively by way of genesis. If there’s something you must know, it’ll very seemingly floor there.
Thanks and congratulations
I needed to supply one other enormous thanks and congratulations to everybody who has helped make this a actuality. I could not be extra excited to see the Ethereum group lastly bootstrap this new proof-of-stake consensus mechanism.
Though there’s nonetheless a lot work to do, it is a good time to take a deep breath and smile.
Joyful staking 馃殌