Ethereum 2.0 and the Seven Clients

The Ethereum 2.0 upgrade is expected to launch later this year, starting with Phase 0. Included in that release is the Beacon Chain which is responsible for managing the Proof of Stake (PoS) protocol. In order to interact with the Beacon Chain, a client that implements the Ethereum 2.0 specification is required.

In this article I take a high-level look at the seven Ethereum 2.0 clients currently under…