EIP 1559


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Ethereum Hard Fork Sends Price Jumping as Fees Start to Burn

Crypto traders have been hotly anticipating the upgrade while monitoring the deployment for signs of how the changes might affect the pace of new issuance of ether.

The London hard fork is one of the biggest upgrades in the Ethereum blockchain's six-year history.

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Ethereum's Hotly Anticipated 'London' Hard Fork Is Now Live

Here's what it means and what we're keeping an eye on.

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Valid Points: Why EIP 1559 Makes Debugging Ethereum Dapps Harder

Also: ETH is on a 12-day winning streak in the run-up to the London upgrade.

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Analysts Take Cautious Stance on Ether as London Hard Fork Nears

"The EIP-1559 upgrade is overrated," one trader said.

Ethereum's London hard fork will burn ether to reduce supply.

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Ethereum 2.0 Sees High Deposit Rate as London Hard Fork Looms

Ether (ETH) notched a 12-day winning streak Monday, the longest ever, in the runup to a planned upgrade on Ethereum’s blockchain that aims to improve the so-called gas fees and limit the supply of the token. CoinDesk Technology Managing Editor Christie Harkin digs into the so-called London hard fork upgrade and what it means for the crypto markets.

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Ether Prints Record Winning Streak as London Hard Fork Looms

Ether has notched a 12-day winning streak, the longest ever.

Ether traders are looking to the London hard fork as a potential price catalyst.

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Countdown to Ethereum’s ‘London’ Hard Fork: What You Need to Know

Plus: The risks and rewards of Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 1559.

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Ethereum's London Hard Fork Expected to Launch on Aug. 4

The protocol update includes five Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), most notably EIP 1559 and EIP 3554.

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Valid Points: How Ethereum Miners Are Preparing for EIP 1559 and the Merge

Plus: An incident on Stakefish highlights the importance of taking extra precautions when setting up an Eth 2.0 validator.

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Valid Points: Why EIP 1559 Matters to Eth 2.0 Validators

Also: The amount of ETH held in smart contracts reaches a new all-time high.

Once PoS is activated on Ethereum, Eth 2.0 validators will take over the responsibility of ordering transactions from miners.

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