(1/25) @Ethereum: A Timeline
Today we know Ethereum as the world's preeminent smart contract platform, and the globe's most promising cryptocurrency. But Ethereum wasn't born this way, it was built.
A journey from the musings of @vitalik.eth to today's ultra-scalable $ETH.
(2/25) It's 2022, by now you should know @Ethereum as the World Computer.
But Ethereum wasn't always the sophisticated, modular blockchain we know today; in fact, in many ways it's unrecognizable from its origins.
(1/21) @Ethereum: The Big Picture
From 1492 to 2022, the context, technology and vision of the World Computer. The complete, top-to-bottom case for $ETH.
An (unprecedented) mega-thread.
(3/25) The true genesis of @Ethereum was in 2008, when Satoshi Nakamoto released the @Bitcoin whitepaper and hinted at trustless computing.
Vitalik can bring you from 2008 until we begin. The "pre-history of Ethereum:"
vitalik.ca/general/2017/0…
(6/25) July 22nd, 2014
For 42 days in 2014, you can participate in @Ethereum's Initial Coin Offering (ICO). At the end, $ETH is worth ~$0.30.
$ETH ICO Announcement: bit.ly/ETH-sale-annou…
Ethereum Website During Sale: bit.ly/ETH-sale
(7/25) July 30th, 2015
Frontier is the first (barebones) implementation of @Ethereum. A "thawing" period allows technical users to begin operations early.
Frontier Announcement: bit.ly/ETH-frontier
Frontier Thawing: bit.ly/ETH-frontier-t…
(8/25) March 14th, 2016
The Homestead hard fork implements several protocol and networking changes that would make it more upgradable in the future.
Homestead Announcement: bit.ly/ETH-homestead
Homestead Docs: bit.ly/ETH-homestead-…
(9/25) July 20th, 2016
The DAO, its hack and the resulting hard fork is one of the most incredible and important of the early days of @Ethereum. I highly recommend reading more.
DAO Hack Explainer: bit.ly/ETH-DAO-hack-e…
DAO Fork Announcement: bit.ly/ETH-DAO-fork
(10/25) Shortly after the DAO hack was resolved, @Ethereum faces another existential attack. In September 2016, an attacker unleashes a DDOS attack, freezing Ethereum and threatening the protocol.
I can't do it justice, fortunately Vitalik's got you: bit.ly/ETH-DDOS-attack
(11/25) October 18th, 2016
The 1st response to the DDOS attacks is released (Tangerine Whistle)
bit.ly/ETH-tangerine-…
November 22nd, 2016
The 2nd response to the DDOS attacks is released (Spurious Dragon), ending the attack.
bit.ly/ETH-spurious-d…
(12/25) October 16th, 2017
The Byzantium hard fork is the first of a two phase upgrade to @Ethereum's privacy, scalability and security. Byzantium makes Ethereum lighter/faster to run.
Byzantium Announcement: bit.ly/ETH-byzantium-…
Byzantium Breakdown: bit.ly/ETH-byzantium-…
(13/25) February 28th, 2019
Constantinople is the second phase of the upgrade, further improving performance and begins to lay the infrastructure for Proof of Stake.
Constantinople Announcement: bit.ly/ETH-constantin…
Constantinople Breakdown: bit.ly/ETH-constantin…
(14/25) December 8th, 2019
Istanbul introduces more privacy and scaling capabilities, targeting the performance of ZK SNARKs and STARKs. It also has a overhaul to the gas market.
Istanbul Announcement: bit.ly/ETH-istanbul-a…
Istanbul Breakdown: bit.ly/ETH-istanbul-b…
(15/25) January 2nd, 2020
The glacier hard forks are simple changes to @Ethereum: they delay the difficultly bomb. Difficultly is the metric that controls the viability of PoW.
Muir Glacier Announcement: bit.ly/ETH-muir-annou…
Muir Glacier Breakdown: bit.ly/ETH-muir-break…
(16/25) October 14th, 2020
The @Ethereum staking deposit contract launches, ~1.5 months before the Beacon Chain launches. Users deposit $ETH, waiting to participate in $ETH PoS.
Staking Contract Announcement: bit.ly/ETH-staking-co…
Proof of Stake: bit.ly/ETH-proof-of-s…
(17/25) December 1st, 2020
After the staking contract gathered enough $ETH, the Beacon Chain launches. Eventually, this Proof of (ETH) Stake chain will merge with @Ethereum.
Beacon Chain Announcement: bit.ly/ETH-beacon-cha…
Beacon Chain Explainer: bit.ly/ETH-beacon-cha…
(18/25) April 15th, 2021
Berlin changes gas prices and allows new transaction types. This upgrade is a stepping stone to the much larger London hard fork.
Berlin Announcement: bit.ly/ETH-berlin-ann…
Berlin Explainer: bit.ly/ETH-berlin-exp…
(19/25) August 5th, 2021
London is headlined by EIP-1559, which radically overhauls the gas market and introduces a base fee (gas fee that will be burnt).
London Announcement: bit.ly/ETH-london-ann…
London Explainer: bit.ly/ETH-london-exp…
(20/25) October 27th, 2021
Altair is the first upgrade to the Beacon Chain, adding support for sync committees and moving @Ethereum closer to its goal of enabling light clients.
Altair Explainer: bit.ly/ETH-altair-exp…
(21/25) December 9th, 2021
The glacier hard forks are simple changes to @Ethereum: they delay the difficultly bomb. Difficultly is the metric that controls the viability of PoW.
Arrow Glacier Announcement: bit.ly/ETH-arrow-anno…
Arrow Glacier Explainer: bit.ly/ETH-arrow-expl…
(22/25) June 30th, 2022
The glacier hard forks are simple changes to @Ethereum: they delay the difficultly bomb. Difficultly is the metric that controls the viability of PoW.
Gray Glacier Announcement: bit.ly/ETH-gray-annou…
Gray Glacier Explainer: bit.ly/ETH-arrow-expl…
(23/25) September 6th, 2022
Bellatrix is the 2nd/final upgrade to the Beacon Chain, preparing it to Merge with @Ethereum. Bellatrix fully enables validator penalties, sets fork choice rules and sets the terminal total difficulty.
Bellatrix Announcement: bit.ly/ETH-bellatrix-…
(24/25) September 15th, 2022
One week after Bellatrix set the stage, the Beacon Chain and the Proof of Work chain Merge to become @Ethereum, the World Computer.
The Merge: bit.ly/ETH-the-merge
(25/25) September 23rd, 2022
Today @Ethereum has Merged and is the worlds largest, most secure, most advanced blockchain.
Just as the globe is calling for credible neutrality, the World Computer is coming online.
Ethereum Roadmap:
(1/27) @Ethereum Roadmap
In ~24 hours, Ethereum be changed forever. But The Merge is not the end, it simply marks a new chapter; one with many more improvements. Ethereum is becoming the World Computer!
A guide to the plan that will take Ethereum from 12 to 100,000 txns/sec.
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(1/25) @Ethereum: A Timeline
Today we know Ethereum as the world's preeminent smart contract platform, and the globe's most promising cryptocurrency. But Ethereum wasn't born this way, it was built.
A journey from the musings of @vitalik.eth to today's ultra-scalable $ETH.