Ethereum Mainnet Turns 10: All Major Milestones, 2015-2025
Main Idea
Ethereum (ETH) celebrated its 10th anniversary, highlighting major milestones from its whitepaper release in 2013 to upcoming developments like the Prague-Electra hardfork in 2025.
Key Points
1. Ethereum's whitepaper, introduced by Vitalik Buterin in November 2013, outlined its development directions and global role.
2. The Ethereum ICO in July 2014-July 2015 raised about $18 million, with ETH tokens distributed at a ratio of 1 BTC to 2,000 ETH.
3. The DAO hack in June-July 2016 led to the Ethereum/Ethereum Classic fork, splitting the community over blockchain immutability.
4. Key upgrades include the Byzantium hardfork (October 2017), Constantinople hardfork (February 2019), EIP 1559 activation (August 2021), and The Merge (September 2022).
5. Recent and upcoming hardforks like Cancun-Deneb (March 2024) and Prague-Electra (July 2025) introduced features like Proto-Danksharding and validator balance increases.
Description
Ethereum (ETH) celebrated its 10th anniversary on July 30; Here are milestones that got us here
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