Proof-of-Stake


Vídeos

What Ether Options ‘Flippening’ Means for Bitcoin

Solidus Labs Chief Operating Officer Chen Arad discusses his reading of the recent surge in ether (ETH) options and its impact on bitcoin (BTC) ahead of Ethereum’s upcoming “merge” from a proof-of-work to proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. Plus, his take on the latest crypto contagion and the lessons learned.

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Finanzas

AntPool Supports Ethereum Classic Ecosystem With $10M Investment

The mining pool is throwing its weight behind the Ethereum-offshoot alternative that will continue to mine using proof-of-work.

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Mercados

Binance Says It Doesn't Stake or Lend 'Locked' Dogecoin

The clarification comes after Twitterati questioned the inner working of the staking product dedicated to proof-of-work coins.

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Vídeos

Ether Futures See $230M in Liquidations as Merge Pushes ETH to $1.5K

Ether (ETH) price briefly climbed above $1,500 as the merge approaches. “The Hash” panel discusses the outlook on ether’s future and debate whether the price gain is a fake pump in the bear market. Plus, a conversation on proof-of-stake blockchain’s environmental impacts.

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Aprende

Proof-of-Work vs. Proof-of-Stake: What Is the Difference?

Proof-of-work (PoW) and proof-of-stake (PoS) are two different methods to validate cryptocurrency transactions.

Proof-of-work vs. proof-of-stake (Brett Sayles/Pexels)

Vídeos

Vitalik Buterin Strikes Back at Proof-of-Stake Critics

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin took to Twitter to defend the blockchain’s historical move to proof-of-stake (PoS), responding to critics suggesting digital assets secured by such consensus mechanisms are securities. “The Hash” team discusses Buterin’s comments ahead of the upcoming merge.

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Tezos: What Makes It Different?

The energy-efficient platform has participants "baking" instead of staking their XTZ and allows forkless upgrades.

Tezos's use of baking is one way it is different from other blockchains. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Are Block Builders the Key to Solving Ethereum’s MEV Centralization Woes?

Proposer-builder separation is one way Ethereum is implementing modular decentralization.

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Finanzas

Final Toncoin Mined Ahead of Transition to Proof-of-Stake

From now on, new toncoins will only enter circulation by PoS validation, resulting in a decrease of new TON entering the network by about 75% to 200,000 daily.

The final TON was mined on June 28, signaling the transition of toncoin’s transition from a largely proof-of-work model to proof-of-stake. (Pixabay)

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Crypto Market Chaos: No, Lido Is Not ‘the Next Terra’

After over $1 billion in liquidations in just 24 hours, DeFi’s wild west period may be drawing to a close – but not everything’s a sham.

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