What is Ethereum 2.0? When is it happening? Is it real? And what should you expect? In this edition of Down the Rabbit Hole Andreas asks himself to explain what will happen as Ethereum switches to it's 2.0 version. From Proof-of-Stake, to sharding, the beacon chain, epocs and phases, here is what to expect! 0:44 What is Ethereum 2.0? 1:21 The beacon chain 1:32 Proof-of-stake validators 2:00 Validator Penalties 2:45 How do validators get chosen? RANDAO & VDF 3:46 The beacon chain testing 4:03 The beacon chain phase 0 4:10 The beacon chain phase 1 4:25 The beacon chain phase 1.5 5:15 Ethereum is moving to proof-of-stake and sharded scalable architecture 5:57 Ethereum 2.0 is running right now This question is from the bonus livestream on Ethereum basics, which took place on August 8th, 2020. If you want early-access to talks and a chance to ask questions in the monthly live Q&As with Andreas, become a Community Builder on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aantonop Related Videos:  Ethereum Q&A: Does Ethereum Compete Against Bitcoin? - https://youtu.be/LK0Q3CTUFDQ Unstoppable Code: The Difference Between Can't and Won't - https://youtu.be/Q6euy5W1js4 Learn more about becoming a Community Builder: https://patreon.com/aantonop  *** Socials, Books, & More ***  Website: https://aantonop.com  Twitter: https://twitter.com/aantonop  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AndreasMAntonopoulos Insta: https://www.instagram.com/amantonop/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aantonop/ Amazon Author: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00MVAG8Z8  Audible: https://www.audible.com/author/Andreas-M-Antonopoulos/B00MVAG8Z8 Music: "Unbounded" by Orfan (https://twitter.com/grassfedbitcoin) Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to this YouTube channel and select the bell ???? for notifications.  Thanks for watching!