The Launch of ETH 2.0
(Seeder, Van Gogh) Following the release of the ETH 2.0 deposit contract, market interest in ETH is gradually rising. (ETH 2.0 Deposit Contract Release, Etherscan) ETH 2.0's Beacon Chain mainnet is scheduled to launch on December 1st. To launch, the deposit contract requires a minimum deposit of 524,288 ETH (16,384 validators). As of the time this article was written, 39,973 ETH had already been staked.