Ethereum 2.0 Testnet Attracts 22,000 Validators

Ethereum 2.0 Testnet Attracts 22,000 Validators

I just published Eth 2.0 Dev Update #42 — ‘Mainnet-Capable Testnet + Now Hiring!’ https://t.co/6lFOIlwcjd @prylabs #Ethereum, largest eth2 public testnet been live for 4 days — Raul Jordan (@raulitojordan) January 13, 2020

At the testnet level, Prysmatic has called for hackers to try and exploit the network. Moving to Ethereum 2.0 on an actual live network will be a high-stakes event, affecting a wide ecosystem of games, finance, and exchange apps. But the exact number of participants is in fact lower. This shows that moving to staking, Ethereum supporters may be quite a few at the beginning. The move to staking will displace the already well-developed mining ecosystem for Ethash rigs. Staking May Lock Up 10M ETH Based on rough estimates by Vitalik Buterin, moving to a staking model may lock up around 10 million ETH. Annualized inflation will increase slightly for ETH, and the annualized interest rate maybe around 6%. Still, the network will have to find a sweet spot for the number of stakers. The ETH rewards for staking will be variable, and the more ETH is staked, the fewer rewards will be proportionately distributed. This approach should discourage large-scale “whales” to take away most of the rewards while being overly influential. Ethereum 2.0 has been announced over a year ago, and based on the most optimistic predictions, a launch may arrive within six months. However, skeptics allow for more delays. Despite the interest in testing the staking mechanism, there are still doubts miners may end up working on an alternative blockchain, posing special dangers for decentralized finance apps, which hinge their token value on a stable, reliable Ethereum network. ETH traded at $169.73 after the most recent price recovery, getting close to its pre-crash level of stability around $180. What do you think about the shift to Ethereum 2.0? Share your thoughts in the comments section below!

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