Ethereum Blockchain Completes Merge to Reduce Energy Consumption

The Ethereum blockchain has completed its ‘merge,’ an upgrade that eliminates the need for mining and reduces energy consumption. Ethereum has existed since July 2015 as a proof-of-work blockchain–just like Bitcoin. But the transition to a proof-of-stake blockchain has been in the works for several years now. Ethereum developers repeatedly pushed back the merge date […]
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