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| title: Timeline of all Ethereum Forks (2014 to Present) | ||
| description: A history of the Ethereum blockchain including major milestones, releases, and forks. | ||
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| # The history of Ethereum {#the-history-of-ethereum} | ||
| # Timeline of all Ethereum Forks (2014 to Present) {#the-history-of-ethereum} |
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Was incorrect before, but sentence casing reminder (lowercase "forks" and "present")
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| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-title": "History of Ethereum: Founder, Launch and Ownership", | ||
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-description-1": "Ethereum was founded by Vitalik Buterin in 2013. Several co-founders joined later, including Gavin Wood and Joseph Lubin. The Ethereum network officially launched on July 30, 2015, with the mining of the first block (the Genesis block).", | ||
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-who-founded-ethereum-description-1": "Unlike traditional organizations, <strong>Ethereum has no CEO</strong>, board, or single controlling party. It's a decentralized platform governed by its community, with the non-profit Ethereum Foundation providing support.", | ||
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-who-founded-ethereum": "Who founded/cofounded Ethereum?", |
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| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-who-founded-ethereum": "Who founded/cofounded Ethereum?", | |
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-who-founded-ethereum": "Who founded/co-founded Ethereum?", |
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| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-meta-title": "History of Ethereum: Founder, Launch and Ownership | ethereum.org", | |||
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sentence casing... everything after "History" except for "Ethereum" (for now 😉), same below for "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-title": "History of Ethereum: Founder, Launch and Ownership",
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-who-founded-ethereum": "Who founded/cofounded Ethereum?", | ||
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-who-founded-ethereum-launch-description-1": "Ethereum was <strong>founded by Vitalik Buterin</strong> who conceived the idea <strong>in late 2013</strong>.", | ||
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-who-founded-ethereum-launch-description-2": "Born in Russia in 1994 and raised in Canada, Buterin displayed exceptional mathematical talent from an early age.", | ||
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-who-founded-ethereum-launch-description-3": "He discovered Bitcoin in 2011, and started writing Bitcoin articles which led him to co-found Bitcoin Magazine in 2012. This was one of the first publications dedicated to cryptocurrency. By being a part of the early Bitcoin community, he witnessed first hand its potential and its limitations.", |
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Consider italicizing the publication name, i.e., Bitcoin Magazine
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-ethereum-foundation-description-3": "provides grants to projects building on Ethereum", | ||
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-ethereum-foundation-description-4": "organizes community events and educational initiatives", | ||
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-ethereum-foundation-description-5": "coordinates research efforts", | ||
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-core-developers": "2. Core Developers and Researchers", |
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(sentence casing for all headers)
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(Noting exception for names, like "Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs)")
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-ethereum-foundation-description-4": "organizes community events and educational initiatives", | ||
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-ethereum-foundation-description-5": "coordinates research efforts", | ||
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-core-developers": "2. Core Developers and Researchers", | ||
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-core-developers-description-1": "A global community of developers and researchers contribute to Ethereum's code and design. These contributors propose, discuss, and implement improvements through an open, public process. Vitalik Buterin remains respected in the community. However, decisions are made through group agreement rather than by any single person.", |
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| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-core-developers-description-1": "A global community of developers and researchers contribute to Ethereum's code and design. These contributors propose, discuss, and implement improvements through an open, public process. Vitalik Buterin remains respected in the community. However, decisions are made through group agreement rather than by any single person.", | |
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-core-developers-description-1": "A global community of developers and researchers contribute to Ethereum's code and design. These contributors propose, discuss, and implement improvements through an open, public process. Vitalik Buterin remains respected in the community, however, decisions are made through group agreement rather than by any single person.", |
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-who-owns-and-runs-ethereum-now-description-4": "<strong>does not have shareholders</strong> in the traditional sense", | ||
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-who-owns-and-runs-ethereum-now-description-5": "Instead, Ethereum works as a decentralized network. It's <strong>maintained by thousands of independent computers</strong> (nodes) around the world. This decentralized model is at the core of Ethereum's design and value.", | ||
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-who-owns-and-runs-ethereum-now-description-6": "Several key groups help with Ethereum's ongoing development and governance:", | ||
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-ethereum-foundation": "1. The Ethereum Foundation", |
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We should remove the numerals from the strings and use an ordered list in the React page instead
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Can still keep them as h3's to my knowledge with pattern:
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| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-eip-description-1": "The Ethereum community proposes changes to the network through <eips>Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs)</eips>. This open system allows anyone to suggest improvements. These ideas are then discussed, refined, and potentially implemented by the community.", | ||
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-validators": "4. Node Operators and Validators", | ||
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-validators-description-1": "Since Ethereum's shift to proof-of-stake in September 2022, the network is secured by validators who lock up (stake) ETH and process transactions. There are <beaconchain>a large number of validators</beaconchain> spread out all over the world, which distributes control of the network far and wide.", | ||
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-validators-description-2": "This decentralized model makes Ethereum resistant to censorship and control by any single entity. This includes its original founders. No one person or organization can change Ethereum's rules or shut down the network on their own.", |
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| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-validators-description-2": "This decentralized model makes Ethereum resistant to censorship and control by any single entity. This includes its original founders. No one person or organization can change Ethereum's rules or shut down the network on their own.", | |
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-validators-description-2": "This decentralized model limits control by any single entity, making Ethereum resistant to censorship. This includes its original founders. No one person or organization can change Ethereum's rules or shut down the network on their own.", |
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-who-founded-ethereum-launch-vitalik-buterin": "<strong>Vitalik Buterin</strong>: Conceived Ethereum in 2013, authored the original whitepaper, and became its chief visionary and advocate, articulating the concept of a decentralized world computer and guiding the protocol's technical and philosophical direction.", | ||
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-who-founded-ethereum-launch-gavin-wood": "<strong>Gavin Wood</strong>: Developed the <solidity>Solidity</solidity> programming language and wrote the <ethereumYellowPaper>Ethereum Yellow Paper</ethereumYellowPaper>, the technical guide for the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).", | ||
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-who-founded-ethereum-launch-joseph-lubin": "<strong>Joseph Lubin</strong>: Helped fund Ethereum's very early stages and later founded <consensys>ConsenSys</consensys>, a company focused on building Ethereum-based apps and infrastructure.", | ||
| "page-ethereum-history-founder-and-ownership-who-founded-ethereum-launch-jeffrey-wilcke": "<strong>Jeffrey Wilcke</strong>: Created <geth>Geth</geth>, the original and most widely used Ethereum execution clients, responsible for running the EVM and storing Ethereum network data.", |
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Consider "Created" -> "Lead developer of"
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