Proof-of-Stake

The entirety of Ethereum’s final block before it shifted to a proof-of-stake network Thursday morning was captured in the form of a non-fungible token (NFT). VanityBlocks paid around 30 ether in fees to mint the NFT but the highest bidder is offering just 10 ether. "The Hash" panel discusses the details.

16 set 2022

In the hours following the long-awaited Ethereum Merge on Thursday, over 40% of the network’s blocks were added by just two entities: Coinbase and Lido. “The Hash” team discusses whether the shift from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) increased centralization of the network.

16 set 2022

According to the Wall Street Journal, SEC Chair Gary Gensler said that proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchains, which generate new coins for inventors who pool their holdings, take on investment contract-like attributes that could bring them under his agency’s purview. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses what this means for crypto regulation.

16 set 2022

Even if Ethereum's proof-of-work chain becomes a zombie chain, "it doesn't matter," miner Chandler Guo says, adding that it is the "original home of Ethereum." If the proof-of-stake chain runs into trouble with regulators, "you will be welcomed back home."

16 set 2022

Tecnologie

Nelle ore successive alla fusione, solo due piattaforme hanno aggiunto oltre il 40% dei blocchi della rete.

Di Xinyi Luo15 set 2022

CoinDesk Managing Editor of Technology Christie Harkin and Tech Reporter Sam Kessler discuss the road ahead for bitcoin (BTC) after Ethereum successfully shifted from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake. Plus, insights into the debate around ether (ETH) and bitcoin’s environmental impacts.

15 set 2022

Finanza

I miner Ethereum , ormai ridondanti, si stanno riversando su altri token proof-of-work dopo che la rete è passata a un meccanismo di consenso proof-of-stake, riscontrando scarsità di risorse.

Di Eliza Gkritsi15 set 2022

Politiche

Intervenendo dopo la fusione (ma non specificatamente riguardo a Ethereum), il presidente della SEC Gary Gensler ha affermato che le criptovalute proof-of-stake potrebbero essere contratti di investimento che le sottopongono alle normative sui titoli.

Di Danny Nelson15 set 2022

Opinioni

Le blockchain proof-of-work trarranno vantaggio dal Merge, al di là delle speculazioni a breve termine?

Di Daniel Kuhn15 set 2022

Finanza

Secondo un rapporto, Ethereum emette ora meno anidride carbonica di alcune centinaia di famiglie statunitensi.

Di Aoyon Ashraf15 set 2022