ConsenSys developer Ben Edgington has published an update that predicts the ETH 2.0 beacon chain genesis will happen within the next six to eight weeks.
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-2-0-deposit-contract-to-launch-this-week-consensys-dev
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-2-0-deposit-contract-to-launch-this-week-consensys-dev
https://pro-blockchain.com/en/ethereum-2-0-deposit-contract-to-launch-this-week-consensys-dev
However, the PegaSys engineering group developer emphasized his prediction “is not an official statement.”
They did the same official but not official thingy during Vitalik interview about the testnet release a couple of months back. Looks like guys at ethereum are not sure too about when they will release it. They are basically hiding behind those non-official statements.
Hope it will be launched in next month at last. Seems BTC going to hit its new ATH. And after this alts will follow to BTC too. It would be great time to release 2.0 and we will see new bullrun
There's still a 50-50 chance that they will launch 2.0 in November. It's better not to expect anything lol.
If BTC breaks its ATH and during that period, if they release 2.0 (any phase), then it will give ETH great momentum to break the $600 mark.