{"id":18225,"date":"2026-03-12T21:23:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/eth2-quick-update-no-21\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T21:23:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:23:41","slug":"eth2-quick-update-no-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/eth2-quick-update-no-21\/","title":{"rendered":"eth2 quick update no. 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/images\/posts\/kumiko-background.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\"><em class=\"chakra-text css-0\">Minimum ETH threshold hit \ud83c\udf89; genesis on December 1st, 12pm UTC<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Get your nodes running! and monitor updates through genesis \ud83d\udc40<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"chakra-heading group css-1kpzc4q\" id=\"eth2-genesis-december-1st-get-ready\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"eth2 genesis december 1st get ready permalink\" href=\"#eth2-genesis-december-1st-get-ready\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"chakra-icon css-173jpr1\"><g fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M10.458,18.374,7.721,21.11a2.853,2.853,0,0,1-3.942,0l-.892-.891a2.787,2.787,0,0,1,0-3.941l5.8-5.8a2.789,2.789,0,0,1,3.942,0l.893.892A1,1,0,0,0,14.94,9.952l-.893-.892a4.791,4.791,0,0,0-6.771,0l-5.8,5.8a4.787,4.787,0,0,0,0,6.77l.892.891a4.785,4.785,0,0,0,6.771,0l2.736-2.735a1,1,0,1,0-1.414-1.415Z\"\/><path d=\"M22.526,2.363l-.892-.892a4.8,4.8,0,0,0-6.77,0l-2.905,2.9a1,1,0,0,0,1.414,1.414l2.9-2.9a2.79,2.79,0,0,1,3.941,0l.893.893a2.786,2.786,0,0,1,0,3.942l-5.8,5.8a2.769,2.769,0,0,1-1.971.817h0a2.766,2.766,0,0,1-1.969-.816,1,1,0,1,0-1.415,1.412,4.751,4.751,0,0,0,3.384,1.4h0a4.752,4.752,0,0,0,3.385-1.4l5.8-5.8a4.786,4.786,0,0,0,0-6.771Z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a>Eth2 genesis, December 1st. Get ready!<\/h2>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">This week, the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/etherscan.io\/address\/0x00000000219ab540356cbb839cbe05303d7705fa\">deposit contract<\/a> hit the minimum threshold of <span class=\"chakra-text css-ons8vw\">16384<\/span> 32-ETH validator deposits, kicking genesis into motion. Genesis time is <span class=\"chakra-text css-ons8vw\">1606824023<\/span> &#8212; that is, December 1, 2020, 12:00:23pm UTC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\"><em class=\"chakra-text css-0\">If you made genesis deposits, please make sure you&#8217;re an active participant this week.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"chakra-heading group css-xuzltg\" id=\"set-up-your-node\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"set up your node permalink\" href=\"#set-up-your-node\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"chakra-icon css-173jpr1\"><g fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M10.458,18.374,7.721,21.11a2.853,2.853,0,0,1-3.942,0l-.892-.891a2.787,2.787,0,0,1,0-3.941l5.8-5.8a2.789,2.789,0,0,1,3.942,0l.893.892A1,1,0,0,0,14.94,9.952l-.893-.892a4.791,4.791,0,0,0-6.771,0l-5.8,5.8a4.787,4.787,0,0,0,0,6.77l.892.891a4.785,4.785,0,0,0,6.771,0l2.736-2.735a1,1,0,1,0-1.414-1.415Z\"\/><path d=\"M22.526,2.363l-.892-.892a4.8,4.8,0,0,0-6.77,0l-2.905,2.9a1,1,0,0,0,1.414,1.414l2.9-2.9a2.79,2.79,0,0,1,3.941,0l.893.893a2.786,2.786,0,0,1,0,3.942l-5.8,5.8a2.769,2.769,0,0,1-1.971.817h0a2.766,2.766,0,0,1-1.969-.816,1,1,0,1,0-1.415,1.412,4.751,4.751,0,0,0,3.384,1.4h0a4.752,4.752,0,0,0,3.385-1.4l5.8-5.8a4.786,4.786,0,0,0,0-6.771Z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a>Set up your node \ud83d\udda5<\/h3>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">It&#8217;s time to configure your node. Sync your eth1 client (start now! this can take some time), set up your favorite eth2 client, and load up your validators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Check out the Launch Pad&#8217;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.ethereum.org\/checklist\">Eth2 Staker Checklist<\/a> for the <em class=\"chakra-text css-0\">minimum<\/em> steps you should perform before genesis.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"chakra-heading group css-xuzltg\" id=\"monitor-updates-through-genesis\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"monitor updates through genesis permalink\" href=\"#monitor-updates-through-genesis\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"chakra-icon css-173jpr1\"><g fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M10.458,18.374,7.721,21.11a2.853,2.853,0,0,1-3.942,0l-.892-.891a2.787,2.787,0,0,1,0-3.941l5.8-5.8a2.789,2.789,0,0,1,3.942,0l.893.892A1,1,0,0,0,14.94,9.952l-.893-.892a4.791,4.791,0,0,0-6.771,0l-5.8,5.8a4.787,4.787,0,0,0,0,6.77l.892.891a4.785,4.785,0,0,0,6.771,0l2.736-2.735a1,1,0,1,0-1.414-1.415Z\"\/><path d=\"M22.526,2.363l-.892-.892a4.8,4.8,0,0,0-6.77,0l-2.905,2.9a1,1,0,0,0,1.414,1.414l2.9-2.9a2.79,2.79,0,0,1,3.941,0l.893.893a2.786,2.786,0,0,1,0,3.942l-5.8,5.8a2.769,2.769,0,0,1-1.971.817h0a2.766,2.766,0,0,1-1.969-.816,1,1,0,1,0-1.415,1.412,4.751,4.751,0,0,0,3.384,1.4h0a4.752,4.752,0,0,0,3.385-1.4l5.8-5.8a4.786,4.786,0,0,0,0-6.771Z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a>Monitor updates through genesis \ud83d\udc40<\/h3>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Although all eth2 clients have cut mainnet v1.0 releases, keep your eye on any developments through genesis. In the event that your eth2 client cuts a release 24 hours before genesis, it&#8217;s likely for a very good reason and you should be on top of it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Join your client&#8217;s discord, and if they have a mailing list, sign up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">In addition to the client-specific resources, I highly recommend joining the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"chakra-link css-vezwxf\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/e84CFep\">ethstaker<\/a> discord. It&#8217;s a great place to ask questions and share information, and I expect it to be very active through genesis. If there is something you need to know, it will very likely surface there.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"chakra-heading group css-xuzltg\" id=\"thank-you-and-congratulations\" data-group=\"true\"><a class=\"chakra-link css-128fqrf\" aria-label=\"thank you and congratulations permalink\" href=\"#thank-you-and-congratulations\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"chakra-icon css-173jpr1\"><g fill=\"currentColor\"><path d=\"M10.458,18.374,7.721,21.11a2.853,2.853,0,0,1-3.942,0l-.892-.891a2.787,2.787,0,0,1,0-3.941l5.8-5.8a2.789,2.789,0,0,1,3.942,0l.893.892A1,1,0,0,0,14.94,9.952l-.893-.892a4.791,4.791,0,0,0-6.771,0l-5.8,5.8a4.787,4.787,0,0,0,0,6.77l.892.891a4.785,4.785,0,0,0,6.771,0l2.736-2.735a1,1,0,1,0-1.414-1.415Z\"\/><path d=\"M22.526,2.363l-.892-.892a4.8,4.8,0,0,0-6.77,0l-2.905,2.9a1,1,0,0,0,1.414,1.414l2.9-2.9a2.79,2.79,0,0,1,3.941,0l.893.893a2.786,2.786,0,0,1,0,3.942l-5.8,5.8a2.769,2.769,0,0,1-1.971.817h0a2.766,2.766,0,0,1-1.969-.816,1,1,0,1,0-1.415,1.412,4.751,4.751,0,0,0,3.384,1.4h0a4.752,4.752,0,0,0,3.385-1.4l5.8-5.8a4.786,4.786,0,0,0,0-6.771Z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/a>Thank you and congratulations<\/h3>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">I wanted to offer another huge <strong>thank you and congratulations<\/strong> to everyone who has helped make this a reality. I couldn&#8217;t be more excited to see the Ethereum community finally bootstrap this new proof-of-stake consensus mechanism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Although there is still much work to do, it&#8217;s a good time to take a deep breath and smile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"chakra-text css-gi02ar\">Happy staking \ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/en\/2020\/11\/27\/eth2-quick-update-no-21\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minimum ETH threshold hit \ud83c\udf89; genesis on December 1st, 12pm UTC Get your nodes running! and monitor updates through genesis \ud83d\udc40 Eth2 genesis, December 1st. Get ready! This week, the deposit contract hit the minimum threshold of 16384 32-ETH validator deposits, kicking genesis into motion. Genesis time is 1606824023 &#8212; that is, December 1, 2020, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":18195,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"kronos_expire_date":[],"class_list":["post-18225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ethereum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18225\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18225"},{"taxonomy":"kronos_expire_date","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kronos_expire_date?post=18225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}