Proof-of-Stake


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No One Is Spending a Fortune for the NFT of Ethereum’s Final PoW Block

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.

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Ethereum Network Shows Signs of Increased Centralization After the Merge

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.

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SEC Chair Gensler Testifies Before Lawmakers on Future of Crypto Regulation

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.

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Miner Chandler Guo: ETHPoW Is 'the Home' of Ethereum, 'So What' if It's a Zombie Chain

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."

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Tech

Ethereum já mostra sinais de aumento da centralização

Nas horas seguintes à fusão, apenas duas plataformas adicionaram mais de 40% dos blocos da rede.

In the hours following the Merge, the Ethereum blockchain has become more centralized. (Chengting Xie/unsplash)

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Bitcoin Outlook After Ethereum’s Historic Upgrade

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.

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Finance

Mineradores de Ethereum estão morrendo rapidamente menos de 24 horas após a fusão

Agora redundantes, os mineradores de Ethereum estão migrando para outros tokens de prova de trabalho depois que a rede mudou para um mecanismo de consenso de prova de participação e encontrou poucas opções.

Activist investor reported to have been pushing Riot to move into HPC. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Gensler da SEC sinaliza escrutínio extra para criptomoedas de prova de participação: relatório

Falando após a fusão (mas não especificamente sobre Ethereum), o presidente da SEC, Gary Gensler, disse que criptomoedas com base em prova de participação podem ser contratos de investimento que as sujeitam a regulamentações de valores mobiliários.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 14: Gary Gensler, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,  testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing on the SEC on September 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)

Opinion

Ethereum PoW não é um concorrente do Ethereum

Os blockchains de prova de trabalho se beneficiarão da fusão, além da especulação de curto prazo?

(Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Finance

Vitalik Buterin diz que a fusão com a Ethereum reduziu o uso global de energia em 0,2%, um dos maiores Eventos de descarbonização de todos os tempos

O Ethereum agora emite menos dióxido de carbono do que algumas centenas de lares nos EUA, de acordo com um relatório.

(Midjourney/CoinDesk)