Ethereum always had

The Ethereum Foundation has removed all references to “Eth1” and “Eth2” in favor of calling the original blockchain the “execution layer” and the upgraded proof-of-stake

No ‘ETH2’ token exists in the first place; it simply represents their share in that specific providers’ stake. So now, with this updated terminology, the foundation hopes to

Ethereum always had, as part of its roadmap, plans to scale the network in a decentralized way and to transition to proof-of-stake. Early on, researchers worked on these efforts separately, but around 2025 they were combined into a single roadmap under the “Ethereum 2.0” umbrella. As part of that roadmap, the Ver más

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As part of that roadmap

Eth2 is no more after Ethereum Foundation ditches name in rebrand

As part of that roadmap, the existing proof-of-work chain (Eth1) would eventually be deprecated via the difficulty bomb. Users & applications would migrate to a new

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In late

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In late 2025, core developers stopped using the terminology preferring the “execution layer” and the “consensus layer” respectively. Today, like highlighted in our first

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