Tag: ProofofStake
Downsides of Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake, explained
Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake are arguably the best-known consensus mechanisms — but new ones are continually emerging. PoW blockchains [...]
Buterin and Armstrong reflect on proof-of-stake shift as Ethereum Merge nears
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong believe that a gradual mind shift and important community contributions led to th [...]
The Investor’s Definitive Guide to Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake (Abridged)
Ethereum is moving from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake soon. In this guide, we first defend PoW (in the context of Bitcoin); second, defend PoS (in t [...]
Ethereum 2.0: Switching to Proof-of-Stake (PoS)
Proof-of-Work vs. Proof-of-StakeEthereum is the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization – behind Bitcoin – and currently runs on a pro [...]
Ethereum's Sepolia Testnet Successfully Transitions to Proof-of-Stake
The Sepolia proof-of-work chain successfully merged with its proof-of-stake chain on Wednesday, taking Ethereum one step closer to its own Merge momen [...]
Final Toncoin Mined Ahead of Transition to Proof-of-Stake
The final TON was mined at around TKTK, signaling toncoin’s transition from a largely proof-of-work (PoW) model to proof-of-stake (PoS).
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Según Morgan Stanley, la demanda de GPUs podría ralentizarse si Ethereum pasa a proof-of-stake
La demanda de GPUs debería ralentizarse, pero Nvidia (NVDA) está menos expuesta a la demanda de minería de cripto que en 2017-19, según la nota. Ademá [...]
GPU Demand Likely to Slow if Ethereum Moves to Proof-of-Stake
Both Nvidia and AMD (AMD) have argued that they have minimized the downside scenarios from crypto, but Morgan Stanley is of the view that there will b [...]
Will a Proof-of-Stake Ethereum Lead to More Centralization?
Lido, Coinbase, Kraken and Binance, the four largest validator node operators on Ethereum’s PoS Beacon Chain, have amassed a 54% share of all ETH stak [...]
Bitcoin switch to proof-of-stake remains unlikely
Bitcoin (BTC), the original cryptocurrency that started it all and even today continues to drive the market sentiments, has faced numerous challenges [...]
Here’s how Ether options traders could prepare for the proof-of-stake migration
Ethereum's long-awaited transition away from proof-of-work (PoW) mining has recently suffered another delay and is expected to occur in the second hal [...]
Staking Solution Chorus One Launches Up to $30M Proof-of-Stake Investment Fund
Chorus One has previously deployed “millions” of dollars to 26 projects before formally setting up a venture investment arm, according to Meegan. The [...]
Luxor Starts Ethereum Mining Pool as Proof-of-Stake Shift Looms
Luxor has also started organizing and building an advocacy group to keep Ethereum on PoW consensus in addition to launching the pool. "At Luxor, we be [...]
What Ethereum’s Kintsugi Testnet Means for Proof-of-Stake
Kintsugi is a “longer-lived, public testnet” that will allow application developers and users to become familiar with a post-merge Ethereum environ [...]
Ethereum Launches Kintsugi Public Testnet Ahead of Move to Proof-of-Stake
“Although client development and UX continue to be refined, we encourage the community to start using Kintsugi to familiarize themselves with Ether [...]