Dec 03, 2025
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Proto-Danksharding to Twice-a-Year Forks: Dencun (2024), Pectra (2025), and Fusaka (Dec 2025)
To understand "Ethereum today," you have to understand a subtle shift in focus.
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Apr 12, 2023
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Withdrawals and the Rollup-Centric Roadmap: Shanghai to 2023
After the Merge, Ethereum had proven Proof of Stake could secure the network.
Sep 15, 2022
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Proof of Stake Delivered: The Merge and Post-Merge Ethereum (2022)
For years, Ethereum's plan to transition from Proof of Work (PoW) to Proof of Stake (PoS) was treated as both inevitable and impossible.
Dec 01, 2021
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Mainstream Moment: NFTs, EIP-1559, and Rollups Take Off (2021)
In **2021**, Ethereum became a cultural phenomenon.
Dec 01, 2020
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DeFi Ignites: 2020's Breakout Year and the Beacon Chain Genesis
If you want a single year where Ethereum's "world computer" thesis started to look like a real financial platform, **2020** is a strong candidate.
Dec 01, 2019
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Surviving the Winter: 2018-2019 Upgrades, Stablecoins, and Developer Maturity
After 2017's exuberance, Ethereum entered a tougher season.
Dec 01, 2017
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Scaling the Vision: Metropolis, ERC-20, and the 2017 Token Boom
If 2016 was Ethereum's trial by fire, **2017** was its coming-out party.
Jul 20, 2016
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From Homestead to The DAO: Ethereum's First Crisis and Fork (2016)
By early 2016, Ethereum had moved beyond its Frontier "developer preview" vibe.
Jul 30, 2015
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Frontier and the First Builders: Ethereum's 2015 Launch Era
Ethereum's history has clear "before and after" moments.
Aug 01, 2014
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The Birth of Ethereum: From Whitepaper to the 2014 Crowdsale
Ethereum didn't start as "a coin." It started as an argument: that blockchains could do more than move money.