According to Ethereum official, Istanbul is the network’s eighth hard fork of Ethereum 1.x that take place before Ethereum 2.0. The transition to ETH 2.0 is expected to happen in 2020 Q1, where Ethereum’s current proof of work consensus mechanism will be transited towards proof of stake consensus. For more details about ETH 2.0, please visit https://www.gate.io/help/livetext/17146
Gate.io has completed the support if Ethereum Istanbul Hard Fork. With our improved technology, the time for the network upgrade was greatly shortened, and we were able to monitor the network to ensure its secure and proper operation. Users can barely notice the service suspension during the upgrade, and can now enjoy the instant-deposit and withdrawal services of ETH provided by Gate.io. Wallet.io has also complete the support to Istanbul, protecting users’ asset from attacks.
Currently, Gate.io offers trading services and asset management tools for ETH, including spot trading, margin trading, contract trading and Crypto Loan, etc.
Crypto Loan (for Web-only):
https://www.gate.io/cryptoloan/USDT
Margin Lending (mobile users please head over to “Markets”):
https://www.gate.io/margin/lend/USDT
Margin Borrowing (mobile users please head over to “Markets”):
https://www.gate.io/margin/borrow/BTC_USDT
Regular Trading (mobile users please head over to “Markets”):
https://www.gate.io/trade/ETH_USDT
Perpetual Contract Trading (mobile users please head over to “Markets”):
https://www.gate.io/futures_trade/USDT/ETH_USDT
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Gate.io New Features:
Spot Trading on Gate.io (200+ tokens):https://www.gate.io/trade/BTC_USDT
Margin Trading on Gate.io (Long or Short):https://www.gate.io/margin_trade/BTC_USDT
Perpetual Contract Trading:https://www.gate.io/futures_trade/BTC_USD
Lending on Gate.io (secure and stable, high annual return):https://www.gate.io/margin/lend/USDT
C2C Trading on Gate.io:https://www.gate.io/c2c/usdt_cny
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December 9,2019
