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# Lighthouse: an Ethereum 2.0 client
# Lighthouse: an Ethereum Serenity client
[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sigp/lighthouse.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sigp/lighthouse) [![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/sigp/lighthouse?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge)
A work-in-progress, open-source implementation of the Ethereum 2.0 Beacon
A work-in-progress, open-source implementation of the Serenity Beacon
Chain, maintained by Sigma Prime.
The "Serenity" project is also known as "Ethereum 2.0" or "Shasper".
## Introduction
This readme is split into two major sections:
- [Lighthouse Client](#lighthouse-client): information about this
implementation.
- [What is Ethereum 2.0](#what-is-ethereum-20): an introduction to Ethereum 2.0.
- [What is Ethereum Serenity](#what-is-ethereum-serenity): an introduction to Ethereum Serenity.
If you'd like some background on Sigma Prime, please see the [Lighthouse Update
\#00](https://lighthouse.sigmaprime.io/update-00.html) blog post or the
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## Lighthouse Client
Lighthouse is an open-source Ethereum 2.0 client that is currently under
development. Designed as an Ethereum 2.0-only client, Lighthouse will not
Lighthouse is an open-source Ethereum Serenity client that is currently under
development. Designed as a Serenity-only client, Lighthouse will not
re-implement the existing proof-of-work protocol. Maintaining a forward-focus
on Ethereum 2.0 ensures that Lighthouse avoids reproducing the high-quality
on Ethereum Serenity ensures that Lighthouse avoids reproducing the high-quality
work already undertaken by existing projects. As such, Lighthouse will connect
to existing clients, such as
[Geth](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum) or
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The purpose of this project is to further research and development towards a
secure, efficient, and decentralized Ethereum protocol, facilitated by a new
open-source Ethereum 2.0 client.
open-source Ethereum Serenity client.
In addition to implementing a new client, the project seeks to maintain and
improve the Ethereum protocol wherever possible.
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- **BLS cryptography**: Lighthouse presently use the [Apache
Milagro](https://milagro.apache.org/) cryptography library to create and
verify BLS aggregate signatures. BLS signatures are core to Eth 2.0 as they
verify BLS aggregate signatures. BLS signatures are core to Serenity as they
allow the signatures of many validators to be compressed into a constant 96
bytes and efficiently verified. The Lighthouse project is presently
maintaining its own [BLS aggregates
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#103](https://github.com/ethereum/beacon_chain/issues/103) on
[ethereum/beacon_chain](https://github.com/ethereum/beacon_chain).
.
- **P2P networking**: Eth 2.0 will likely use the [libp2p
- **P2P networking**: Serenity will likely use the [libp2p
framework](https://libp2p.io/). Lighthouse aims to work alongside
[Parity](https://www.parity.io/) to ensure
[libp2p-rust](https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p) is fit-for-purpose.
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**Lighthouse welcomes contributors with open-arms.**
Layer-1 infrastructure is a critical component for the ecosystem and relies
heavily on contributions from the community. Building Ethereum 2.0 is a huge
heavily on contributions from the community. Building Ethereum Serenity is a huge
task and we refuse to conduct an inappropriate ICO or charge licensing fees.
Instead, we fund development through grants and support from Sigma Prime.
If you would like to learn more about Ethereum 2.0 and/or
If you would like to learn more about Ethereum Serenity and/or
[Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/), we are more than happy to on-board you
and assign you some tasks. We aim to be as accepting and understanding as
possible; we are more than happy to up-skill contributors in exchange for their
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Ping @paulhauner or @AgeManning to get the quickest response.
# What is Ethereum 2.0
# What is Ethereum Serenity
Ethereum 2.0 refers to a new blockchain system currently under development by
the Ethereum Foundation and the Ethereum community. The Ethereum 2.0 blockchain
Ethereum Serenity refers to a new blockchain system currently under development by
the Ethereum Foundation and the Ethereum community. The Serenity blockchain
consists of 1,025 proof-of-stake blockchains. This includes the "beacon chain"
and 1,024 "shard chains".
Ethereum Serenity is also known as "Ethereum 2.0" and "Shasper". We prefer
Serenity as it more accurately reflects the established Ethereum roadmap (plus
we think it's a nice name).
## Beacon Chain
The concept of a beacon chain differs from existing blockchains, such as
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source of [Casper FFG finality](https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.09437), if desired.
It is a requirement that ETH can move freely between shard chains, as well as between
Eth 2.0 and present-Ethereum blockchains. The exact mechanics of these transfers remain
Serenity and present-Ethereum blockchains. The exact mechanics of these transfers remain
an active topic of research and their details are yet to be confirmed.
## Ethereum 2.0 Progress
## Ethereum Serenity Progress
Ethereum 2.0 is not fully specified and a working implementation does not yet
Ethereum Serenity is not fully specified and a working implementation does not yet
exist. Some teams have demos available which indicate progress, but do not
constitute a complete product. We look forward to providing user functionality
once we are ready to provide a minimum-viable user experience.
The work-in-progress Eth 2.0 specification lives
The work-in-progress Serenity specification lives
[here](https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/master/specs/casper_sharding_v2.1.md)
in the [ethereum/eth2.0-specs](https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs)
repository. The spec is still in a draft phase, however there are several teams
basing their Eth 2.0 implementations upon it while the Ethereum Foundation research
basing their Serenity implementations upon it while the Ethereum Foundation research
team continue to fill in the gaps. There is active discussion about the specification in the
[ethereum/sharding](https://gitter.im/ethereum/sharding) gitter channel. A
proof-of-concept implementation in Python is available at