Unbundling the Nimbus consensus client: Part one
Looking under the hood of the Nimbus consensus client — the lightweight Ethereum client.
Nimbus client 2022 year-end recap
A recap of updates to the Nimbus consensus client over the past 12 months.
Nimbus update: checkpoint sync, era files, Vouch
(image of the Lennon Wall courtesy of IFMSA) As these notes were being written, Putin's senseless war in Ukraine left nobody untouched and Status is
Ethereum Endgame
It's clear that rollups are here to stay. From polynya's predictions of >15,000,000 TPS to the flourishing ecosystems of the rollups themselves, rollups
On the importance of light nodes in Vitalik's endgame
This post introduces light nodes and explains why they will become particularly important under the endgame.
Nimbus + Nethermind: Kintsugi tutorial
Diagram courtesy of Mikhail Kalinin's Engine API design space document. Note that this diagram dates from the Amphora era, and so is not strictly accurate.
Grif X Status — Buy, Sell and Discover NFTs in Status
Grif X Status. Check out this astonishing drop on SuperRare — buy, sell and discover NFTs in Status.
Vitalik escalates ETH 2.0 merge as miners plan a 51% attack
Miners have begun to coordinate a 51% attack to stop EIP-1559, and the Ethereum community has responded.
Town Hall #71 - January 18, 2021
Get the latest Status updates on infrastructure, desktop, security & community in 71st Town Hall.
What's in store for ETH 2.0?
With the successful launch of ETH 2.0 phase 0, let’s take a look at what the long-awaited upgrade has in store for users and developers alike.
Account Abstraction (EIP-2938): Why & What
This article motivates the need for Account Abstraction in the context of smart contract wallets and highlights key aspects of EIP-2938 by describing the proposed protocol changes and impact on nodes.
Status Supports the ETH 2.0 Deposit Contract
This article is an announcement of Status and Nimbus teams signaling support for the contract deployed at address 0x00000000219ab540356cbb839cbe05303d7705fa to be the canonical deposit contract for Eth2.
Let's Rock 'n Rollup
This article dives into Rollups by summarizing the why, what and who aspects. We review conceptual ideas of the two broad categories of Rollups — ZK Rollups and Optimistic Rollups — and then reference some of their leading implementations. Finally, we describe its relevance to Status Network.
Ethereum 2.0 - What's the Score?
The scheduled Ethereum 2.0 implementation will result in better Scalability, Security, Fairness & Usability for the network. This article explores how & why.
PoolTogether: A DeFi Pool Party
PoolTogether takes a traditional idea and twists it just enough to make an engaging DeFi opportunity. It's simple, cool, and on the mobile Status App.
