http://hudsonjameson.com/tags/eth2/ Recent content in Eth2 on Hudson Jameson’s Website and Blog http://hudsonjameson.com/images/papermod-cover.png http://hudsonjameson.com/images/papermod-cover.png Hugo -- 0.146.0 en Hudson Jameson Mon, 18 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 http://hudsonjameson.com/posts/2020-05-18-eth-2-0-staking-and-more-with-topaz-and-dappnode-for-under-750/ Mon, 18 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 http://hudsonjameson.com/posts/2020-05-18-eth-2-0-staking-and-more-with-topaz-and-dappnode-for-under-750/ <h1 id="intro">Intro</h1> <p>Ethereum 2.0 is the upcoming overhaul to the Ethereum blockchain protocol that will bring with it proof-of-stake (to provide more security) and sharding (to provide more scaling). It is being released in <a href="https://docs.ethhub.io/ethereum-roadmap/ethereum-2.0/eth-2.0-phases/">at least 3 &ldquo;phases&rdquo;, labeled Phase 0 through Phase 2</a>. It is anticipated that during Q3-Q4 of 2020 it will be launching Phase 0 of the upgrade that will deploy the &ldquo;beacon chain&rdquo;. The beacon chain, among other things, is meant to act as a coordinator between the different actors participating to secure the Eth 2.0 network. I wanted to join an Eth 2.0 Phase 0 testnet to help and get experience running a node. This article is going to detail the hardware and software set-up I went through to become an Eth 2.0 validator on the Topaz testnet.</p>