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Ethereum Network Shows Signs of Increased Centralization After the Merge
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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 discus...
Ethereum Network Shows Signs of Increased Centralization After the Merge
By CoinDesk Staff
Sep 16, 2022 at 5:40 p.m. UTC
Sep 16, 2022
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SEC Chair Gensler Testifies Before Lawmakers on Future of Crypto Regulation
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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 o...
SEC Chair Gensler Testifies Before Lawmakers on Future of Crypto Regulation
By CoinDesk Staff
Sep 16, 2022 at 5:12 p.m. UTC
Sep 16, 2022
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Miner Chandler Guo: ETHPoW Is 'the Home' of Ethereum, 'So What' if It's a Zombie Chain
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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...
Miner Chandler Guo: ETHPoW Is 'the Home' of Ethereum, 'So What' if It's a Zombie Chain
By CoinDesk Staff
Sep 16, 2022 at 4:49 p.m. UTC
Sep 16, 2022
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In the hours following the Merge, the Ethereum blockchain has become more centralized. (Chengting Xie/unsplash)
Technology
The merge
Ethereum Already Showing Signs of Increased Centralization
In hours following the Merge, just two platforms added over 40% of the network's blocks.
In the hours following the Merge, the Ethereum blockchain has become more centralized. (Chengting Xie/unsplash)
By Xinyi Luo
Sep 15, 2022 at 8:35 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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Bitcoin Outlook After Ethereum's Historic Upgrade
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Bitcoin
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...
Bitcoin Outlook After Ethereum's Historic Upgrade
By CoinDesk Staff
Sep 15, 2022 at 8:35 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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Finance
The merge
Ethereum Miners Are Quickly Dying Less Than 24 Hours After the Merge
Now-redundant, Ethereum miners are flocking to other proof-of-work tokens after the network switched to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism and finding slim pickings.
(Unsplash modified by CoinDesk)
By Eliza Gkritsi
Sep 15, 2022 at 8:22 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)
Policy
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SEC’s Gensler Signals Extra Scrutiny for Proof-of-Stake Cryptocurrencies: Report
Speaking after the Merge (but not specifically about Ethereum), SEC Chair Gary Gensler said proof-of-stake cryptos could be investment contracts that subject them to securitie...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler (Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images)
By Danny Nelson
Sep 15, 2022 at 7:42 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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Consensus Magazine
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Ethereum PoW Is Not an Ethereum Competitor
Will proof-of-work blockchains benefit from the Merge, beyond short-term speculation?
(Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)
By Daniel Kuhn
Sep 15, 2022 at 6:24 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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Finance
Crypto mining
Vitalik Buterin Says Ethereum Merge Cut Global Energy Usage by 0.2%, One of Biggest Decarbonization Events Ever
Ethereum now spews out less carbon dioxide than a few hundred U.S. households, according to a report.
(Midjourney/CoinDesk)
By Aoyon Ashraf
Sep 15, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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How Will NFTs Be Impacted by the Merge?
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How Will NFTs Be Impacted by the Merge?
Adam McBride, author of “NFT APE: My Journey into NFTs, Crypto, and the Future,” discusses how NFTs will be impacted by Ethereum’s transition from proof-of-work to proof-of-st...
How Will NFTs Be Impacted by the Merge?
By CoinDesk Staff
Sep 15, 2022 at 3:13 p.m. UTC
Sep 15, 2022
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