SEC seeks public comments on Ethereum ETF, raises concerns on proof of stake

The SEC is inviting public comments to help them assess the "nature" of Ethereum and whether proof of stake opens an ETF to possible fraud.

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Can Polygon (MATIC) Survive Ethereum’s Transition to Proof of Stake?

Polygon's (MATIC) role in Ethereum's transition to Proof of Stake (PoS) has created various headlines. The report looks into each factor that can either boost or hinder its credibility from doing so.

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Bitcoin’s Energy Problem: Is Proof of Stake the Solution?

Bitcoin users are exploring Proof of Stake as a sustainable alternative to its energy-intensive Proof of Work algorithm. The post Bitcoin’s Energy Problem: Is Proof of Stake the Solution? appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Виталик Бутерин выпустит книгу «Proof of Stake»

Основатель Ethereum Виталик Бутерин выпустит книгу под названием «Proof of Stake», которая станет сборником его заметок за последние 10 лет. "Proof of Stake", the (physical and digital) book compiling various writings I've made over the last ~10 years, will be out in a month! You can get a signed digital copy and NFT here: https://t.co/RCZPHs9rpe My share […]

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Ethereum's Hashrate Sets New Milestone in Ongoing Shift to Proof of Stake

Ethereum's hashrate reaches a new milestone in ongoing transition to proof of stake

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Ethereum EIP-3675 For ETH 2.0 Upgrade Launches On GitHub

The Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) 3675 has now launched on GitHub. EIP-3675 contains the ETH 2. 0 proof of stake merge that is coming to the network. Although this does not mean that the move to proof of stake is happening anytime soon, it is bringing the Ethereum network one step closer to the move from proof of work to proof of stake.

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Pure Proof of Stake – An Explainer

Soon, the much-anticipated Ethereum 2. 0 implementation will go live. The first phase will involve an upgrade from the existing power-hungry Proof of Work consensus, to the more efficient Proof of Stake.

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The Evolution of Proof of Stake – From Peercoin and Nxt to Algorand

The concept of using Proof of Stake (PoS) as an alternative to Proof of Work (PoW) for securing crypto networks has been around for a long time now. It was Sunny King and Scott Nadal who first proposed PoS in 2012 as a more energy-efficient solution than mining, which has traditionally been used to secure blockchains such as Bitcoin.

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Researcher: Google’s Quantum Breakthrough Could Improve How Proof of Stake (PoS) Works

Google has recently affirmed that it was able to achieve some important breakthroughs in the quantum computing field. Now, a researcher from the University of Texas at Austin, Scott Aaronson, has told Fortune that this kind of progress could improve how the proof of stake technology works. In case you do not know, proof of […]

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BitcoinOil Announces the Implementation of its Proof of Stake Algorithm

Coinspeaker BitcoinOil Announces the Implementation of its Proof of Stake AlgorithmBitcoinOil GmbH plans to solve the existing environmental and processual problems of the cryptocurrency sector by implementing a Proof of Stake algorithm.

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A Short Primer on Proof of Stake

Luxcore writes on the CoinMarketCap blog about what proof of stake is, its pros and cons, and what's next.

The post A Short Primer on Proof of Stake appeared first on CoinMarketCap.

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BITTO launches world’s first Crypto exchange with ERC20 Proof of Stake

London, UK, 10/17/2018 With its launch on November 30, BITTO will be the first public cryptocurrency exchange to validate crypto transactions using the Proof of Stake protocol to offer its customers passive income from staking.

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Coin Staking: Top Proof of Stake (PoS) Cryptocurrency Coins to Know About

2018 Coin Staking Guide Of the various consensus types powering crypto platforms and networks, none has been more recently discussed as the Proof of Stake. This is not surprising given its many benefits and increased preference to bitcoin’s proof of work consensus.

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Elrond ICO (ERD Token): Adaptive State Sharding & SPoS Blockchain?

Elrond Network is a scalable public blockchain that seeks to deploy a novel architecture that goes beyond typical scalability with their whole state sharding scheme. The sharding protocol eliminates energy and computational waste while also ensuring there is fair distribution through the Secure Proof of Stake (SPoS) consensus. Still, the structure will work in line […]

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Proposed Ethereum Soft-fork To Scale Network 100x Better

Vitalik Buterin and his team are on the verge of rolling out a new upgrade to the Ethereum network, which will first of all change the system from its current PoW (Proof of Work) to a PoS (Proof of Stake) and also implement “Sharding.

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Vote Threshold Is Met: EOS Can Finally Launch Its Platform

According to data from EOS Authority, EOS has finally acquired the minimum votes required for its network to go live. After EOS failed to launch its platform on its projected launch date of June 2, a live-stream vote was called, where users voted “Go” to launch the blockchain network.

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Qtum’s node network expansion and x86VM delights community

Blockchain network Qtum yesterday signaled a long-awaited gear change in its ambitious growth plan — to the delight of its community members. Qtum, the first successful UTXO with smart contracts and proof of stake blockchain, revealed its revamped website that highlights their fast-growing network of around 7,000 POS full nodes across the world.

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Waves выпустила обновления ноды с возможностью сжигать спам-токены

Блокчейн-платформа Waves анонсировала релиз обновленного протокола 0. 13. 3 с усовершенствованным алгоритмом Proof of Stake (PoS), возможностью удаления токенов и новым механизмом выплат комиссии майнерам.

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