Proof of Stake (POS) ETH Developers Cut Energy Usage by More than 99%

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Ethereum’sGreener SystemEliminatesThe Energy-intensive(POW) MiningModel

"TheMergeisthemostsignificantupgradeincrypto history,""It'ssimilartochangingtheenginesonanairplane inmid-flight. Yearsinthemaking,TheMerge maybecrypto'sanswertocritics whosaytheindustryisa colossalwasteofenergy.

Developersarescrappingthatmodelandmovingtoamuch greenersystemforprocessingtransactions,calledproofofstake. Ideally,theaimistoturnEthereum intothecryptointernet-abaselayer forapps,financialservices,and manymoredigitalassetslikeNFTs.

Highlyenergy-intensive,requiringamassiveamountof computingworkandelectricity. Ethereumwasbuiltonthesame systemasBitcoin,andisanenergy hog,usingroughlythesameamount ofelectricityinayearascountries liketheNetherlands.

MiningleadersforbothBitcoinandEther,saidtheywerestudying howtoadaptEtherminingmachinestoothertokensorprojects. TheshiftshouldeliminateEthermining. ItwillcutEthereum’senergyusageby morethan99%,accordingtothe EthereumFoundation,sharplyreducing thenetwork’scarbonfootprint.

TheMergeshouldalsoreducethenewlymintedEtherproduced yearly.Anddevelopersareplanningmoreupgradesoverthenextfew yearstoincreaseEthereum’sthroughputandloweritsusagefees. Ideally,theaimistoturnEthereum intothecryptointernet—abase layerforapps,financialservices, andmanymoredigitalassetslike NFTs.

Thestakesarehighbecausesomuchofthecryptoindustry hasastakeinitsperformance. Theupgradecouldbeaboonto companieslikeCoinbase.Theexchange isdevelopingaservicethatmakesiteasy forinvestorstostaketheirEther,with Coinbasetakinga25%cutofanyincome generated.

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