Check out these watch parties for the Ethereum Merge. By thesamreynolds
The Ethereum network is scheduled to transition from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake a little after 12:30 am ET, 5:30 am BST, or 12:30 pm in Hong Kong and Singapore.that had been years in the making.
As PoW cryptocurrencies are routinely criticized for being energy intensive, one of the major benefits of this transition will be a stark reduction in the network’s energy usage to the tune of 99.95%Even though The Merge will take place overnight for most in North America and Europe, the event itself has a festival-like feel to it, a sort of Super Bowl but with more brains than brawn.
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