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Berlin upgrade activates
Berlin changed gas costs for EVM actions and added support for new transaction types.
Ethereum.org: protocol history and forks
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Beeple’s $69m NFT sale is reported
BBC Arts reported the Christie’s sale of Everydays: The First 5000 Days for about $69 million including charges. This date is the BBC report date, not the auction date.
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BBC Arts: Everydays — The First 5000 DaysHistorical record
Beacon Chain genesis
Ethereum’s proof-of-stake Beacon Chain began operation ahead of its later merge with the execution chain.
Ethereum.org: protocol history and forksHistorical record
Uniswap introduces UNI
Uniswap announced its governance token and a distribution to historical users and liquidity providers during the DeFi expansion.
ETH · DEFI · UNIRead source ↗
Uniswap Labs: Introducing UNIHistorical record
Binance Smart Chain mainnet launches
The official launch announcement introduced the smart-contract chain running alongside Binance Chain, now known as BNB Smart Chain.
BNB Chain: Binance Smart Chain Mainnet LaunchHistorical record
Shiba Inu emerges
The Shib Daily’s anniversary report dates SHIB’s launch to August 2020. The month is preserved without inventing a launch day.
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The Shib Daily: Shiba Inu celebrates its fourth birthdayHistorical record
Bitcoin’s third subsidy halving
At block 630000 the subsidy became 6.25 BTC. This is a consensus-schedule milestone, not a claim about returns.
Blockchain.com block data: Bitcoin block 630000Historical record
Istanbul upgrade activates
Istanbul adjusted gas costs, improved denial-of-service resilience and supported scaling-related cryptography.
Ethereum.org: protocol history and forksHistorical record
BNB moves to its own chain
BNB Chain’s official retrospective dates the mainnet launch and BNB’s transition from Ethereum to 18 April 2019.
BNB Chain: Exploring BNB TokenHistorical record
Constantinople upgrade activates
Ethereum improved EVM operations and reduced the block reward from 3 ETH to 2 ETH.
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