Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 (the proof-of-stake beacon chain) will go live by the end of 2020.

Accurate ●●●●●
“This will release the proof-of-stake network, which will come online this year.”
Said on
19 February 2020 · Interview with Cointelegraph at the Stanford Blockchain Conference
Source
Vitalik Buterin Reveals Ethereum 2.0 Roadmap to Cointelegraph · Cointelegraph
Should come true
2020
How sure they sounded
will (no hedge)
Categories
Crypto
Importance
3 of 5 · Launch of proof of stake for the second-largest cryptocurrency network mattered to the whole crypto industry.

Outcome

Accurate Happened 1 December 2020.

The Ethereum 2.0 beacon chain (Phase 0, proof-of-stake network) went live on December 1, 2020 at 12:00 UTC, within the year he named.

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