Ethereum mainnet launch and early ecosystem (2015–2017)

1. Ethereum publishes its technical “Yellow Paper”

   Jan 1, 2014Labels: Gavin Wood, Yellow Paper

   • YellowPaper

2. Olympic testnet begins final pre-launch testing

   May 2, 2015Labels: Olympic testnet

   • EF Blog

3. Frontier mainnet launches with the genesis block

   Jul 30, 2015Labels: Frontier, genesis block

   • EF Blog
   • ETC Blog

4. Devcon 1 gathers early builders in London

   Nov 9, 2015Labels: Devcon 1, London

   • EF Blog
   • Devcon

5. ERC-20 token interface proposal is created

   Nov 19, 2015Labels: ERC-20, token standard

   • ERC 20
   • EIP Archive

6. Homestead release is scheduled as a stability step

   Feb 29, 2016Labels: Homestead

   • EF Blog

7. Homestead upgrade activates on mainnet

   Mar 14, 2016Labels: Homestead, mainnet

   • EF Blog

8. ENS specification is published as ERC-137

   Apr 4, 2016Labels: ENS, ERC-137

   • ERC 137

9. The DAO hack exposes smart contract risks

   Jun 17, 2016Labels: The DAO, smart contract

   • Wired
   • ETC History

10. DAO hard fork executes, splitting ETH and ETC

    Jul 20, 2016Labels: DAO hard, Ethereum Classic

    • EF Blog
    • Block Explorer

11. Spurious Dragon upgrade adds replay protection

    Nov 22, 2016Labels: Spurious Dragon, EIP-155

    • EF Blog
    • EIP 607

12. Byzantium hard fork upgrades core capabilities

    Oct 16, 2017Labels: Byzantium, hard fork

    • EF Blog
    • Block Explorer