Research corpus ConsensusBLC-STUDY-0703

Ethereum proof-of-stake consensus specifications

The consensus-specs repository is the document set that defines the beacon chain, fork choice, and validator duties. Gasper is the research name. This repository is the specification.

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Authors: Ethereum consensus-spec contributors
Date: 2020
Publisher: Ethereum consensus-spec contributors
Version: Source cited by the 2020 study. The study is the reading. This page does not add a second essay.
Document ID: BLC-STUDY-0703
DOI: None recorded
Last reviewed: 1 October 2026
Licence: No licence recorded. Rights status under review.

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The consensus-specs repository is the document set that defines the beacon chain, fork choice, and validator duties. Gasper is the research name. This repository is the specification.

Where to read

Official source — ethereum/consensus-specs
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Canonical readingEthereum consensus specs study
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contributors, E. C. (2020). Ethereum proof-of-stake consensus specifications. Ethereum consensus-spec contributors. https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs

BibTeX

@techreport{ethereumconsensusspecs2020,
  title = {Ethereum proof-of-stake consensus specifications},
  author = {Ethereum consensus-spec contributors},
  year = {2020},
  institution = {Ethereum consensus-spec contributors},
  url = {https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs},
  note = {Rights status: Official external source only. Blockchain Lab record: https://blockchainlab.com/research/corpus/papers/ethereum-consensus-specs}
}

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TY  - RPRT
TI  - Ethereum proof-of-stake consensus specifications
AU  - Ethereum consensus-spec contributors
PY  - 2020
PB  - Ethereum consensus-spec contributors
UR  - https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs
N1  - Rights status: Official external source only
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Source status: Official source
Use status: Metadata and commentary only. The reading is the study page.
Rights: Official external source only
Training and retrieval: Not permitted from this site. There is no rights-cleared full text to retrieve or to train on.

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