Ethereum 2.0 Update - What you need to know

Ethereum 2 launched on December 1st with the beacon chain genesis block and it's about time we have an update on all things Ethereum.

We will chat with Paul Hauner, director of Sigma Prime, a Sydney-based security consultancy. They founded and maintain Lighthouse, an open-source implementation of the Ethereum 2.0 specification written in Rust, and are heavily involved in Ethereum 2.0 engineering and research.

In this meetup, we will cover:

• High level update on the new chain and Lighthouse
• How staking works
• If people don't want to stake, do they need to do anything?
• If people want to stake what do they do now? Did they miss the boat?
• What happened with the miners from ETH1?
• What are the next steps? For the community, for developers.
• How can people get involved?

Plus, YOUR QUESTIONS, please send them through ahead of time, or pop them on the chat during the broadcast.

About Paul Hauner With over a decade in software engineering, Paul is the founder of the Lighthouse project and has made various contributions to the Ethereum ecosystem. Paul currently focusses on Ethereum 2.0 engineering efforts.

About Lighthouse Lighthouse is a leading Ethereum 2.0 implementation heavily focused on speed and security. Since being founded in 2018, it has received funding from several parties including the Ethereum Foundation, ConsenSys, and Vitalik Buterin. Through Lighthouse, Sigma Prime helps to realise a scalable and efficient Ethereum platform. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIEM0jLGrII