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One year later: How proof of stake has changed Ethereum
In September of last year, Ethereum replaced its proof of work consensus mechanism with proof of stake in a highly anticipated upgrade known as the merge. Since then, Ethereum has seen its circulating supply decrease by nearly 300,000 Ether, while consuming 99.95% less electricity. However, the network nears a potential point of no return that threatens its decentralization for years to come. On September 15, 2022, Ethereum successfully changed its consensus mechanism by its transition away from proof of work to proof of stake. This transition was known as the merge. The latter was a goodbye to miners in verifying ... (full story)