On March 26, 2025, at Epoch 2048, the Hoodi Testnet upgraded to the Pectra fork. If the upgrade is successful it will lend a strong signal that mainnet is ready for the Pectra upgrade.

Danny Ryan is best known as the key researcher and facilitator for the transition in Ethereum from Proof of Work (PoW) to Proof of Stake (PoS), often regarded as a modern engineering marvel. The transition to Proof of Stake reduced the energy footprint of Ethereum by more than 99%, it brought increased efficiency, increased security, increased scalability, and greater decentralization to Ethereum. Danny is also regarded as a central figure in developing the core ethos and vision of Ethereum as a chain committed to long term sustainability and decentralization. Danny's leadership and commitment to making Ethereum sustainable have been vital to the success of the Ethereum beacon chain. On September 13, 2024, Danny announced that he was moving on from this work. As a community, we are deeply appreciative of Danny's efforts and we wish him the best. Collecting this POAP involves a 0.001 Ether donation to the Protocol Guild.

Welcome to CYBR 5240: Introduction to Blockchain. We're going to use POAPs to track your class attendance, so be sure to claim each week.

Welcome to CYBR 5240: Introduction to Blockchain. We're going to use POAPs to track your class attendance, so be sure to claim each week.

Welcome to CYBR 5240: Introduction to Blockchain. We're going to use POAPs to track your class attendance, so be sure to claim each week.

Welcome to CYBR 5240: Introduction to Blockchain. We're going to use POAPs to track your class attendance, so be sure to claim each week.

Any recipient of this POAP met superphiz in real live flesh! This POAP was developed by Dr Doofus. (Yes, I know it's weird!) Here is Doofus's description: On the left is the Brain (repository of all knowledge) controlled by the Puppet Master (arbiter of all knowledge). Cthulu Phiz is using his might to "decentralize" the Brain. On the right, the diversified flock of stakers, like baby birds cheeping for food, hunger for the knowledge that has been kept from them and the growth that comes with it, but need a conduit to make it accessible to them. Cthulu Phiz is that conduit. Like the hand of Michelangelo's David, Cthulu Phiz's tentacles are larger on one side, symbolizing his "manis fortis" or strength of hand to carry out his task. Whereas David's strength is backed by God, Phiz's is backed by the staking community (David's right hand is larger, whereas Phiz's left tentacles are larger, but the image looked weird if I flipped sides). Finally, Cthulu Phiz himself represents charity. Not just in his selfless actions of giving to the community, but also in a meta-physical sense. Cthulu's creator, HP Lovecraft, was very talented, but for much of his life was a notorious bigot. By using his iconography in a subversion of his ideals (promoting diversity), we show that Phiz is charitable in his view of people, believing that we can aspire to bring them to our side with kindness and by example rather than with aggression and dismissal. He also has a tentacle penis.

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