The Ethereum Beacon Chain is the backbone of Ethereum’s transition to a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism. Launched on December 1, 2020, it introduced PoS to the Ethereum ecosystem, enhancing security, scalability, and energy efficiency. Key Features:
  • Proof-of-Stake Consensus: The Beacon Chain manages a registry of validators who propose and attest to new blocks, replacing the energy-intensive Proof-of-Work system.
  • Validator Coordination: It coordinates validators, ensuring the network’s security and proper functioning by assigning responsibilities and managing rewards and penalties.
  • Foundation for Sharding: The Beacon Chain lays the groundwork for future scalability improvements, such as sharding, which will enable the network to process more transactions concurrently.
Data Catalog Explore the following datasets to gain insights into the Beacon Chain’s operations:

Attestations

Records of validator attestations, which are votes for a specific block, contributing to consensus and chain finality.

Attester Slashings

Details of penalties imposed on validators who have violated protocol rules by signing conflicting attestations.

Blob Sidecars

Data related to blob sidecars, which are auxiliary data structures associated with blocks.

Blocks

Information on Beacon Chain blocks, including proposer details, parent roots, and state roots.

BLS to Execution Changes

Records of changes from BLS public keys to execution addresses, facilitating validator withdrawals.

Deposits

Details of ETH deposits made by validators to join the Beacon Chain and participate in staking.

Epoch Summaries

Summarized data for each epoch, providing insights into validator performance and network health.

Operators

Information about staking operators managing validator nodes on the Beacon Chain.

Proposer Slashings

Details of penalties imposed on validators who have proposed conflicting blocks.

Validator Day Summaries

Daily summaries of validator activities, balances, and performance metrics.

Voluntary Exits

Records of validators voluntarily exiting the active set, ceasing their participation in consensus duties.

Withdrawals

Information on ETH withdrawals by validators from the Beacon Chain to the execution layer.
These datasets provide a comprehensive view of the Beacon Chain’s functionality, validator activities, and the overall health of Ethereum’s PoS consensus layer.