{"id":576608,"date":"2022-09-06T12:46:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T11:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/?p=576608"},"modified":"2022-09-06T14:21:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-06T13:21:06","slug":"bellatrix-goes-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/bellatrix-goes-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellatrix, First of Two Ethereum Upgrades in Final Phase of The Merge, Goes Live"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul><li>The Bellatrix upgrade, one of the final stages in Ethereum Proof-of-Stake transition, has gone live.<\/li><li>The Merge will take place with the Paris upgrade, expected around September 15.<\/li><li>Some exchanges and platforms are suspending Ether deposits during this time.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bellatrix upgrade for Ethereum, one of the final upgrades before The Merge takes place, has gone live. Bellatrix is an important step towards The Merge, which should take place around September 15. The upgrade prepares the chain for The Merge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/activaetd-1024x383.jpg\" alt=\"the merge in progrss\" class=\"wp-image-576620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/activaetd-1024x383.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/activaetd-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/activaetd-770x288.jpg 770w, https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/activaetd-1536x575.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/activaetd-2048x767.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/activaetd-269x101.jpg 269w, https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/activaetd-746x279.jpg 746w, https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/activaetd-1376x515.jpg 1376w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Bellatrix Activated: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/parithosh_j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Paritosh<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bellatrix ensures that the validators can produce updated beacon blocks, which hold the data for merging the consensus layer and the proof-of-work layer. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/ethereum-foundation-8misconceptions-merge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Merge<\/a> will only take place during the Paris upgrade, which is expected to take place around September 15. This should be executed at triggered by Terminal Total Difficulty (TTD) of 58750000000000000000000. Subsequent blocks will be on the beacon, produced by validators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ethereum Foundation has described the process as follows,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cOnce the execution layer reaches or exceeds the TTD, the subsequent block will be produced by a Beacon Chain validator. The Merge transition is considered complete once the Beacon Chain finalizes this block. Under normal network conditions, this will happen 2 epochs (or ~13 minutes) after the first post-TTD block is produced.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The price of Ether had gone up by 6% in the leadup to Bellatrix, and it currently sits at roughly $1,660. Analysts and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/arthur-hayes-is-max-bidding-ethereum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">industry insiders<\/a> expect Ethereum to receive a strong push from The Merge, and are hoping that it will be the start of a good bull run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ETHUSDT_2022-09-06_17-28-54-1024x551.png\" alt=\"Bellatrix upgrade pushing ETH price\" class=\"wp-image-576615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ETHUSDT_2022-09-06_17-28-54-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ETHUSDT_2022-09-06_17-28-54-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ETHUSDT_2022-09-06_17-28-54-770x414.png 770w, https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ETHUSDT_2022-09-06_17-28-54-269x145.png 269w, https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ETHUSDT_2022-09-06_17-28-54-746x401.png 746w, https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ETHUSDT_2022-09-06_17-28-54.png 1244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" title=\"\"><figcaption>ETH Price: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/?symbol=BINANCE%3AETHUSDT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TradingView<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2>How Stakeholders Are Preparing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>However, not all node operators have made the necessary changes to prepare for The Merge. About <a href=\"https:\/\/ethernodes.org\/merge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">26.7%<\/a> of node operators could find themselves syncing to the pre-fork chain. Node operators have been asked to upgrade their clients before epoch 144896.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img width=\"631\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/merge-ready.jpg\" alt=\"status of clients\" class=\"wp-image-576618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/merge-ready.jpg 631w, https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/merge-ready-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/merge-ready-561x280.jpg 561w, https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/merge-ready-269x135.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" title=\"\"><figcaption>Clients ready for The Merge: <a href=\"https:\/\/ethernodes.org\/merge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ethernodes.org<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin also reminded them to do so. Ethereum core developer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimBeiko\/status\/1566898043156561920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Tim Beiko<\/a> also said the same on Twitter and was also celebrating the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The merge is still expected to happen around Sep 13-15. What&#39;s happening today is the Bellatrix hard fork, which *prepares* the chain for the merge. Still important though &#8211; make sure to update your clients!<\/p>&mdash; vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VitalikButerin\/status\/1566993505326710785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">September 6, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Binance has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/support\/announcement\/1d6e13b7191d46a18663c007c4409b03\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">suspended<\/a> deposits and withdrawals of Ether and Wrapped Ether on a few networks starting from September 6 until The Merge is complete. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.ethereumworldnews.com\/ftx-announces-plan-to-halt-its-withdrawals-during-the-merge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FTX<\/a> has said that it will suspend ETH and ERC-20 token deposits and withdrawals half an hour before the Bellatrix upgrade. Aave will also not process Ether loans temporarily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bellatrix upgrade, one of the final stages in Ethereum Proof-of-Stake transition, has gone live. The Merge will take place with the Paris upgrade, expected around September 15. Some exchanges and platforms are suspending Ether deposits during this time. The Bellatrix upgrade for Ethereum, one of the final upgrades before The Merge takes place, has gone live. Bellatrix is an important step towards The Merge, which should take place around September 15. The upgrade prepares the chain for The Merge. 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