Casper

CasperLabs Is Building a PoS Blockchain With Help from Ethereum’s Vlad Zamfir

A new blockchain startup was launched today called CasperLabs. Aiming to build a proof-of-stake blockchain based upon the seminal work of Ethereum Foundation researcher Vlad Zamfir, CasperLabs has announced Zamfir as lead consensus protocol architect to the project.

Tech  ·  22 February 2019

Vitalik Ends Devcon Talk With Sing-Along About Failed Ethereum Ideas

At the Devcon4 developer conference, the founder of ethereum presented the current roadmap to a more scalable network – and a song.

Tech  ·  31 October 2018
Ethereum

Ethereum Startup Parity Adds Casper Code to Custom Blockchain Toolbox

Parity Technologies has added an early version of ethereum's hotly anticipated Casper code change to its blockchain development platform, Substrate.

Tech  ·  1 October 2018
Ethereum

You Won’t Have to Wait for This Ethereum Scaling Solution, It Works Now

Most ethereum scaling technologies are a far from completed, but OpenST says it's got a solution that's ready for the "here and now."

Tech  ·  26 September 2018
Ether

Before the ‘Bomb’ Hits: Why the Race Is on to Alter Ethereum’s Economics

At least six proposals have been recently put forth, all of which could change the economics of the ethereum blockchain if enacted.

Tech  ·  2 August 2018
Ethereum

Proposed Ethereum Roadmap Would Activate Its Biggest Upgrades Together

A developer meeting Friday saw ethereum's developers discuss a proposal that would see two of its most anticipated upgrades update together.

Tech  ·  15 June 2018
Ethereum

Testing for Ethereum’s Coming Consensus Change Is Moving Ahead

Less than a year since Casper was formalized, ethereum clients are starting to test a smart contract for the network's big consensus change.

Tech  ·  6 June 2018
Ethereum

The First Version of Ethereum’s Casper Upgrade Has Been Published

Posts on GitHub and Reddit suggest that momentum is building behind he change to ethereum's protocol.

Tech  ·  8 May 2018
Ethereum

The Economics of Ethereum’s Coming Consensus Change Are Taking Shape

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin has issued new details on his vision for proof-of-stake, ethereum's coming consensus change.

Tech  ·  8 May 2018
Ethereum

The Code for Ethereum’s Consensus Change Is Now Ready for Review

The ethereum network's transition to proof-of-stake is getting closer to reality, beginning with a hybrid system that could soon begin testing.

Tech  ·  22 April 2018
Ethereum

Vulnerable? Ethereum’s Casper Tech Takes Criticism at Curacao Event

A top computer science researcher took aim at one of ethereum's biggest expected future upgrades Friday calling it "fundamentally vulnerable."

Tech  ·  2 March 2018
Ethereum

Ethereum Price Highs Overshadow New Wave of Tech Issues

With ether price reaching all-time-highs, fundamental issues that relate to the most basic operation of ethereum's blockchain are popping up.

Tech  ·  9 January 2018
Ethereum

New Code Released for Vlad Zamfir’s Ethereum ‘Casper’ Upgrade

The Ethereum Foundation's lead developer for the Casper upgrade, Vlad Zamfir, uploaded the first version of the protocol's code to GitHub on Tuesday.

Tech  ·  21 November 2017
Ethereum

Ethereum Could Soon Launch Its First Casper Testnet

An experimental consensus algorithm that's long been proposed as a pillar of the ethereum protocol could soon see its first testing.

Tech  ·  17 November 2017
Ethereum

Shifting and Changing: Ethereum’s Casper Code Takes Shape

A key component of ethereum's future vision is taking shape, with the project's two lead developers trading theories on its design.

Tech  ·  3 November 2017