All you need to know about ‘developed’ Ethereum network’s (Almost) 300K validator nodes
The crypto-market has seen significant price corrections since the geopolitical uncertainties of Eastern Europe gripped the globe. However, Ethereum has recovered after falling well close to $2300 on the charts on 24 February. At the time of writing, ETH was trading above $2700 after clocking losses of just 1% over the past week.
Meanwhile, what is worth noting here is that the network has also (almost) signed up 300,000 validators nodes as it makes its ultimate proof-of-stake shift. The figures for the same, as of 26 February, were 299,998.
Furthermore, the amount of Ethereum staked has also surpassed 9,596,399 ETH while the network has 65,400 unique depositors
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With the milestone approaching, there were again community members who urged the idea of decentralization and client diversity, especially among pools.
<p lang=«en» dir=«ltr» xml:lang=«en»>In a few hours the Ethereum beacon chain will cross the 300k validator mark. This is incredible progress for our network and we can be proud! Let's continue to focus on decentralization as we ask pools to practice client diversity and voluntarily hold less than 20% of validators:— superphiz.eth
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