The Ethereum Shanghai / Capella Upgrade.
The Shanghai and Capella upgrades enable staking withdrawals on Ethereum, allowing users to unlock their staking rewards or exit from staking entirely by unlocking their full validator balance.
The target slot for this upgrade is set at 6209536. A slot occurs exactly every 12 seconds meaning the upgrade will occur on May 19th, 2026 at roughly 3:18 AM
Current Slot
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Target Slot
6,209,536
Remaining
6,209,536
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Beacon Deposit Contract
0x00000000219ab540356cbb839cbe05303d7705faThe Beacon deposit contract was deployed as phase 0 of ETH 2 allowing users to transfer their funds from Ethereum’s mainnet to the beacon chain for staking.
Balance
85869100.5343077013992338 ETH
Transactions
769,245 ETH
Internal TXs
1,714,501 ETH
Change since Shanghai
+67702949.366075284723486725 ETH
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Lockridge Okoth • May 18, 2026
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Jason Nelson • May 16, 2026
Published by Decrypt
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Luis Blanco • May 14, 2026
Published by be[in]crypto

Ethereum app builder Consensys has delayed its potential IPO until fall
Ian Allison • May 13, 2026
Published by CoinDesk

Charles Schwab Begins Offering Bitcoin, Ethereum Trading to US Users
Logan Hitchcock • May 13, 2026
Published by Decrypt

Animoca-backed NUVA connects Figure's $19 billion of tokenized assets to Ethereum
Krisztian Sandor • May 13, 2026
Published by CoinDesk
Ethereum Foundation Launches Clear Signing Standard to End Blind Wallet Approvals
Phil Haunhorst • May 13, 2026
Published by be[in]crypto

JPMorgan taps Ethereum and Solana to build an institutional cash stack
Gino Matos • May 13, 2026
Published by CRYPTOSLATE
JPMorgan Picks Ethereum Again in New Money Market Fund Filing
Kamina Bashir • May 13, 2026
Published by be[in]crypto

JPMorgan Files to Launch Tokenized Money Market Fund on Ethereum
Logan Hitchcock • May 12, 2026
Published by Decrypt

Ethereum Developers Propose Fix to 'Blind Signing' Risk Tied to Massive Losses
Logan Hitchcock • May 12, 2026
Published by Decrypt

The Ethereum Foundation unveils new 'Clear Signing' standard to stop users from approving malicious crypto transactions
Margaux Nijkerk • May 12, 2026
Published by CoinDesk

ETH/BTC ratio falls to 10-month low as ether continues to underperform bitcoin
James Van Straten • May 12, 2026
Published by CoinDesk
Whales Just Bet $832 Million on the Ethereum Price Dip, Here’s Why
Ananda Banerjee • May 12, 2026
Published by be[in]crypto

Aave launches binding Arbitrum vote to move $71 million in disputed ETH
Sam Reynolds • May 12, 2026
Published by CoinDesk

Clear Signing: Making Transaction Approvals Safer on Ethereum
ETH Foundation • May 12, 2026
Published by Ethereum Foundation Blog

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Logan Hitchcock • May 11, 2026
Published by Decrypt

Tom Lee’s BitMine Slows Ethereum Buying Pace, Adding $62 Million in ETH
Logan Hitchcock • May 11, 2026
Published by Decrypt

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Olivier Acuna • May 11, 2026
Published by CoinDesk
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Advertorial • May 11, 2026
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Kamina Bashir • May 11, 2026
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Protocol Cluster Updates: May 2026
ETH Foundation • May 11, 2026
Published by Ethereum Foundation Blog

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Jason Nelson • May 10, 2026
Published by Decrypt
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Kamina Bashir • May 10, 2026
Published by be[in]crypto

Arbitrum’s $71 million in ETH cleared for Aave transfer as North Korea terrorism creditors retain legal claim
Zack Abrams • May 9, 2026
Published by The Block

Judge clears path for Aave to move $71 million in ETH linked to North Korea hack
Sam Reynolds • May 9, 2026
Published by CoinDesk
Ethereum Price Braces For a Major $260 Million Shock
Lockridge Okoth • May 8, 2026
Published by be[in]crypto
BitMine Stock Faces Risk as Tom Lee Cools on Ethereum Buying
Ananda Banerjee • May 8, 2026
Published by be[in]crypto

Ethereum loses 10% of its DeFi market share as rival chains close in
Gino Matos • May 8, 2026
Published by CRYPTOSLATE

Arbitrum approves $71 Million ETH release despite U.S. seizure fight
Sam Reynolds • May 8, 2026
Published by CoinDesk

Arbitrum DAO approves $70 million ETH release for Kelp DAO recovery
Danny Park • May 8, 2026
Published by The Block