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Finance

Wikipedia dejará de aceptar donaciones en Cripto por motivos medioambientales y de otro tipo.

El anuncio sigue a una votación de la comunidad de Wikimedia en la que el 71,2% votó a favor de una propuesta para dejar de aceptar Criptomonedas.

Wikimedia acepta bitcoin, bitcoin cash, y ether vía BitPay. (Unsplash/Fabian Blank)

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So What If Ethereum Foundation Holds Fiat?

According to the Ethereum Foundation’s (EF) 2022 annual report, the non-profit organization holds $300 million, nearly 20% of its treasury, in non-crypto investments. “The Hash” group discusses the extensive size of the Ethereum Foundation's treasury, the need for fiat investments given crypto market volatility, and Ethereum's highly anticipated merge to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. 

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Tech

Las GPU se abaratan a medida que se acerca la transición de Ethereum a la prueba de participación

El cambio planificado de la red a PoS ha estado haciendo bajar los precios de las tarjetas gráficas.

An Asus graphics card. (Joseph Greve/Unsplash)

Policy

Los demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes de EE. UU. piden que se examine la minería de Cripto como una amenaza ambiental.

El REP Huffman y otros demócratas del Congreso escribieron al jefe de la EPA sobre el daño potencial al clima y al medio ambiente.

U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) led fellow Democrats to write the EPA about concerns over crypto mining. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Green New Deal Network)

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Algorand Plans to Black Out Times Square Ahead of Earth Day

The Algorand Foundation will darken New York City’s Times Square ahead of Earth Day, aiming to debunk myths about the carbon impact of blockchain technology and bring awareness to the environmental costs of Times Square billboards.

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Ethereum Merge Pushed Back: What to Expect

Galaxy Digital’s Christine Kim discusses Ethereum’s highly anticipated merge to proof-of-stake following a statement from core developer Tim Beiko that it will not be delivered in June. Kim explains the complexity of this shift, how it will reduce Ethereum’s energy consumption and the impact it could have on investors and traders.

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Ethereum Merge Won’t Happen in June

Ethereum core developer Tim Beiko recently confirmed via Twitter that the protocol's highly anticipated merge to proof-of-stake consensus mechanism will not happen in June and could be pushed back until the fall. “The Hash” group discusses the complexity of Ethereum’s transition away from proof-of-work, with co-host Will Foxley describing it as “swapping airplane engines while you’re in flight.”

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Will Banks Adapt to a DeFi Future?

CoinDesk Contributor and Ernst & Young Principal Global Innovation leader Paul Brody discusses the future of the banking industry as decentralized finance (DeFi) continues to grow, drawing on historical comparisons such as how telephone companies adapted to the rise of smartphones and apps. Plus, a conversation about the highly anticipated Ethereum merge to proof-of-stake.

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Recordatorio: La fusión no resolverá por sí sola los problemas de escalabilidad de Ethereum

La transición de Ethereum a prueba de participación podría finalmente estar a la vuelta de la esquina, pero la verdadera escala no vendrá de una sola actualización.

Avail is a scaling system designed for developers. (Christopher Adrianto/Unsplash)