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🥂 November 23, 2020: The Eth2 Deposit Contract Milestone
On this day in 2020, the community hit a major threshold: the Eth2 Deposit Contract (the mechanism that allowed ETH to be locked up for staking on the Beacon Chain) finally secured enough deposits to activate the new Proof-of-Stake chain.
1️⃣ The Context: The launch of the Beacon Chain was scheduled for December 1, 2020, but only if 524,288 ETH (about 16,384 validators) were locked up by November 24th. The community was racing against the clock!
2️⃣ The Achievement: On November 23rd, the final deposits flooded in. This was a massive show of conviction. It wasn't just a technical achievement; it was a voluntary, decentralized commitment of capital that proved the ecosystem was ready and willing to move toward the Merge.
This day wasn't about a single EIP or price point; it was about the collective decentralized will of the stakers ensuring the next phase of Ethereum could begin.
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