Did the Ethereum Merge Drop ‘Worldwide Electricity Consumption’ by 0.2%?
And could that figure fall further?
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Sep 19, 2022 at 5:52 p.m. UTC
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Grayscale Investments Declares Rights to 3.1M ETHPoW
The fund manager said it will try to sell tokens and give cash proceeds to shareholders.
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Sep 16, 2022 at 6:16 p.m. UTC
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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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Sep 16, 2022 at 5:40 p.m. UTC
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Miner Chandler Guo Expects 90% of PoW Miners Will Go Bankrupt
Some miners have turned to a proof of work Po W fork of Ethereum so they can continue mining Chandler Guo one of the fork’s strongest advocates explains why he thinks only 10 of miners using Po W to mine ETH Po W the token of the Ethereum Merge fork or ETC the token of [...]
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Sep 16, 2022 at 5:12 p.m. UTC
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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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Sep 16, 2022 at 4:49 p.m. UTC
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Ethereum Miner Chandler Guo Predicts 90% of PoW Miners Will Go Bankrupt
The Merge put a big hurt on mining, the proof-of-work advocate told CoinDesk TV. He believes the Ethereum fork he backs will draw what miners remain as the glitches are fixed.
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Sep 16, 2022 at 4:25 p.m. UTC
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Ethereum PoW Network Sees User Complaints on Chaotic First Day
Ethereum PoW, the version of the Ethereum blockchain that continues to run on a proof-of-work (PoW) system, ran into technical problems a day after its launch.
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Sep 16, 2022 at 3:27 p.m. UTC
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Ethereum PoW Network Sees Complaints on Day 1 Amid Data Goof-Up
Users said they weren't able to access the blockchain's servers using the public information and attempts to link it to a crypto wallet failed.
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Sep 16, 2022 at 10:31 a.m. UTC
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Ethereum Already Showing Signs of Increased Centralization
In hours following the Merge, just two platforms added over 40% of the network's blocks.
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Sep 15, 2022 at 8:35 p.m. UTC
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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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Sep 15, 2022 at 8:35 p.m. UTC
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