Ethereum turns 10! ๐ŸŽ‰

On July 30, 2015, the Ethereum network officially launched with the Genesis Block, introducing a new era of programmable blockchain via smart contracts and the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

๐Ÿ”Ÿ Highlights from 10 Years of Ethereum:

2015: Launch of Ethereum mainnet.

2016: The DAO hack โž Ethereum & Ethereum Classic split.

2017: ICO boom, powered by ERC-20 tokens.

2020: Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 begins โ€” the Beacon Chain goes live.

2021: Explosion of NFTs and DeFi; EIP-1559 burns ETH.

2022: The Merge โ€” Ethereum transitions to Proof of Stake.

2023โ€“2025: Scaling upgrades like rollups (Optimism, Arbitrum), Dencun upgrade, and growing zkEVM adoption.

๐Ÿ’ก What Makes Ethereum Special?

Smart Contracts: Self-executing code that runs exactly as programmed.

Ecosystem: Home to DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, Layer 2s, and more.

Community-Driven: Maintained by developers, validators, and users worldwide.

ETH: Not just a currency, but also fuel for computation and staking.

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Verkle trees for stateless clients.

Proto-danksharding for cheaper Layer 2 transactions.

Continued decentralization and sustainability.

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