{"id":123572,"date":"2020-12-01T08:43:42","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T05:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ethereum-flips-bitcoins-node-count\/"},"modified":"2020-12-01T08:43:42","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T05:43:42","slug":"ethereum-flips-bitcoins-node-count","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ethereum-flips-bitcoins-node-count\/","title":{"rendered":"# Ethereum flips Bitcoin\u2019s node count"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong># Ethereum flips Bitcoin\u2019s node count <\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-5a136f3a>Ethereum 2.0 genesis stakers have pushed the total number of Ethereum nodes past the number of Bitcoin nodes for the second time this year.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ethernodes.org, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ethernodes.org\/\">11,259<\/a> Ethereum nodes are currently active, giving it a roughly 1% lead over Bitcoin\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bitnodes.io\/\">11,136<\/a>. Ethereum\u2019s node count last surpassed Bitcoin\u2019s in early September.<\/p>\n<p>The number of Ethereum nodes has increased by more than 50% in the past two weeks or so, spiking from 8,086 on Nov. 15 \u2014 11 days after the Eth2 deposit contract went live. Ethereum\u2019s node count overtook Bitcoin\u2019s on Nov. 30.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2020-12\/6ebbf8d0-c819-4939-b8ab-61207811e94d.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\">Ethereum historic node count: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ethernodes.org\/history\">Ethernodes.org<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Blockchain Center\u2019s \u201cFlippening\u201d index \u2014 which seeks to track the strength of Ethereum\u2019s network relative to Bitcoin \u2014 the surge in node counts has seen the index gain from 50.5% to 62.4% over the course of November.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.cointelegraph.com\/uploads\/2020-12\/27ab8afd-a783-4735-bec0-89561c116139.png\"><figcaption style=\"text-align: center;\">The Flippening Index: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blockchaincenter.net\/flippening\/#what\">Blockchain Center<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to the index, node count is the third major on-chain metric on which Ethereum has currently \u201cflipped\u201d Bitcoin, alongside transaction count and transaction fees.<\/p>\n<p>Etherscan estimates that Ethereum processed nearly <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/etherscan.io\/chart\/tx\">1.2 million<\/a> transactions in the past 24 hours, compared to Bitcoin\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blockchain.com\/charts\/n-transactions\">300,000<\/a>. Ethereum also processed <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/etherscan.io\/chart\/transactionfee\">$3.6 million<\/a> worth of transaction fees in the last 24 hours, while Bitcoin fees were worth close to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blockchain.com\/charts\/transaction-fees-usd\">$1.4 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Flippening Index estimates that Ethereum posted a two-year high of 67.68% for strength relative to Bitcoin in early September due to the third-quarter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blockchain.news\/news\/has-defi-bubble-burst-top-defi-tokens-crash-50\">DeFi boom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Eth2&#8217;s beacon chain genesis<a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/counters\/fullscreen.html?mode=m&amp;iso=20201201T06&amp;year=2020&amp;month=12&amp;day=1&amp;hour=6&amp;min=0&amp;sec=0&amp;p0=64&amp;msg=Genesis%20Launch\"> kicks off in just a few hours<\/a> from now. The launch of the deposit contract allowed ETH holders to designate their Ethereum for staking, with the 524,288 Ether required to initiate the launch of the beacon chain being surpassed just hours before its deadline on Nov. 24. <\/p>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/beaconcha.in\/\">Beaconcha.in<\/a>, 878,808 Ether have now been sent to the deposit contract. The beacon chain\u2019s genesis will lay the groundwork for sharding and proof-of-stake.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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According to Ethernodes.org, 11,259 Ethereum nodes are currently active, giving it a roughly 1% lead over Bitcoin\u2019s 11,136. 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