Proof-of-Stake


Finance

Michael Saylor, Jack Dorsey Among Bitcoin Heavyweights Defending Mining in Letter to EPA

Ang mga site ng pagmimina ng Bitcoin ay walang pinagkaiba sa mga data center na pinatatakbo ng mga mega-cap tech na kumpanya tulad ng Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta at Microsoft, isinulat ng mga may-akda.

A bitcoin mining facility. (Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Itigil ng Wikipedia ang Pagtanggap ng Mga Donasyon ng Crypto sa Environmental, Other Grounds

Ang anunsyo ay kasunod ng isang boto ng komunidad ng Wikimedia kung saan 71.2% ang bumoto pabor sa isang panukalang ihinto ang pagtanggap ng Cryptocurrency.

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

Ang mga GPU ay Mas Murang Habang Papalapit ang Paglipat ng Ethereum sa Proof-of-Stake

Ang nakaplanong paglipat ng network sa PoS ay nagtutulak ng mga presyo para sa mga graphics card pababa.

An Asus graphics card. (Joseph Greve/Unsplash)

Policy

Nanawagan ang US House Democrats para sa Pagsusuri sa Crypto Mining bilang Banta sa Kapaligiran

REP. Si Huffman at iba pang mga Demokratikong kongreso ay sumulat sa pinuno ng EPA tungkol sa potensyal na pinsala sa klima at kapaligiran.

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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Finance

Nagrenta Algorand ng Times Square Billboard sa Tout Green Cred Bago ang Earth Day

Ang pagbili ng ad ay may kasamang "madilim" na twist.

A rendering of Algorand's Times Square activation. (Algorand Foundation)

Videos

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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