Today the crypto community finally observed what is the first step towards Ethereum 2.0, with the launch of Phase 0. The crypto community is very excited as Coinbase and Binance announce support, which one do you choose?
Ethereum 2.0 takes the first step
At 12:00 pm UTC, Beacon Chain went live and the entire crypto market celebrated the first step in the direction of Ethereum 2.0.
Vitalik Buterin, Co-Founder of Ethereum, offered his congratulations on the launch to everyone on Twitter.
While the launch of Phase 0 happened as planned, the truth is that something very curious happened for Ethereum 2.0. It turns out that, in the first block, a message was written that generated quite a bit of intrigue in the crypto community.
The message was: “Mr. F was here.”
Normal people: we should really put something profound in the first block of the ethereum PoS chain, something about giant leaps for mankind or whatever.
Ethereum community: pic.twitter.com/cOu94fUPE9
– vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) December 1, 2020
This created a whole mystery in crypto Twitter regarding who Mr. F. It turns out that Hudson Jameson of the Ethereum Foundation ran to clear up the mystery. Well, a pseudonymous entity known as Mr Fahrenheit received the honor of creating the first Ethereum 2.0 block and decided to place the abbreviation of his pseudonym.
On the other hand, both Coinbase and Binance announced that their crypto users will be able to enjoy the benefits of Staking ETH 2.0 on their platforms.
As for Coinbase, it reported its plans to support Ethereum 2.0 Staking Rewards starting in early 2021.
While, Binance has already announced that, starting tomorrow and until December 16, its users will be able to do the KYC process to participate in the Ethereum 2.0 Staking.
What will be your platform of choice? We want to know your opinion!
Which crypto exchange made it easy to buy MicroStrategy?
The reality is, we’re so focused on what the $ 425 million acquisition of MicroStrategy could mean for Bitcoin that we don’t question where it acquired it.
It turns out that today the crypto community learned, through a press release, that it was Coinbase that facilitated MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin investment. Did you expect it?
“Using our advanced execution capabilities, the leading prime cryptocurrency brokerage platform and the OTC desk, we were able to buy a significant amount of Bitcoin on behalf of MicroStrategy and we did so without moving the market,” said Brett Tejpaul, Head of Institutional Sales at Coinbase.
Grayscale relaunches crypto campaign in favor of Bitcoin
Barry Silbert, CEO of Grayscale, reported today that the company has decided to resume its crypto campaign called ‘Drop Gold’ as Bitcoin’s uptrend spreads.
Basically the campaign consists of a 30-second video that plans to be published on the main networks in the country.
In this way, the announcement invites the public to ditch the gold and add crypto like Bitcoin to their portfolio.
“In a digital world, gold shouldn’t weigh your wallet. Digital currencies like Bitcoin are the future. They are safe, borderless and, unlike gold, they actually have utility, ”the video emphatically states.
Libra Association seeks to leave the past behind
According to a press release shared with the main crypto media, the Libra Association has decided to change its name to the Diem Association.
Bear in mind that this occurs prior to the launch of Libra in January 2021, therefore it could be part of a strategy to move past Libra’s crypto past.
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