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Ethereum mainnet launch and early ecosystem (2015–2017)

Ethereum mainnet launch and early ecosystem (2015–2017)

  1. Ethereum publishes its technical “Yellow Paper”

    Labels: Gavin Wood, Yellow Paper
  2. Olympic testnet begins final pre-launch testing

    Labels: Olympic testnet
  3. Frontier mainnet launches with the genesis block

    Labels: Frontier, genesis block
  4. Devcon 1 gathers early builders in London

    Labels: Devcon 1, London
  5. ERC-20 token interface proposal is created

    Labels: ERC-20, token standard
  6. Homestead release is scheduled as a stability step

    Labels: Homestead
  7. Homestead upgrade activates on mainnet

    Labels: Homestead, mainnet
  8. ENS specification is published as ERC-137

    Labels: ENS, ERC-137
  9. The DAO hack exposes smart contract risks

    Labels: The DAO, smart contract
  10. DAO hard fork executes, splitting ETH and ETC

    Labels: DAO hard, Ethereum Classic
  11. Spurious Dragon upgrade adds replay protection

    Labels: Spurious Dragon, EIP-155
  12. Byzantium hard fork upgrades core capabilities

    Labels: Byzantium, hard fork